Take ... Flashcards

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Take aback

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Surprise or shock

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Take after

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To have a similar appearance, character, or personality to an older family member

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Take against

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Stop liking someone; to become hostile toward

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4
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Take apart

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Separate something into its parts

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5
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Take aside

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Get someone alone to talk to them

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Take away

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Remove something and put it in a different place

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7
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Take away

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Remove something so that a person no longer has it

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Take away

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Subtract or diminish something

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9
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Take away

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Leave a memory or impression in one’s mind

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10
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Take away

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Force someone to leave a place and take them somewhere else

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Take away from

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Make something seem worse, not so good, or less interesting

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12
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Take back

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Retract something you said earlier

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13
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Take back

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When something makes you remember some past event or time

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14
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Take back

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Start a relationship again with someone after you have split up

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Take back

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Regain possession of something

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16
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Take back

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Return something to a shop for a refund or exchange

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17
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Take down

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Remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface

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Take down

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Make notes, especially to record something spoken

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Take down

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Remove a temporary structure

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20
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Take down

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Lower an item of clothing without removing it

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Take for

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Think of or regard as

22
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Take for

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To get confused about what something or who someone is

23
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Take for

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Defraud; deceive

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Take in

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Shorten (a piece of clothing) or make it smaller

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Take in
Absorb information or understand the reality of that information
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Take in
Deceive, give a false impression
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Take it out on
Unleash one’s anger on [a person or thing other than the one that caused it]
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Take it upon oneself
Assume personal responsibility for a task or action
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Take off
To remove something, usually clothes or accessories
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Take off
Imitate, often in a comical manner
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Take off
When an aircraft leaves the ground and begins to fly; to ascend into the air
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Take off
To become successful or grow
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Take off
To leave
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Take on
Introduce, bring in, or acquire
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Take on
Employ, bring in
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Take on
Begin to have or exhibit physical traits
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Take on
Take responsibility or burden
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Take on
Attempt to fight or compete with
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Take out
Remove
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Take out
Invite someone out socially, often for romantic reasons
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Take over
Adopt a responsibility or duty from someone else
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Take over
Take control of something for someone temporarily
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Take over
Buy the control of a business
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Take over
Take control by conquest or invasion
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Take to
Adapt to; to learn, grasp or master something
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Take to
To go into or move towards
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Take up
To start doing (an activity) regularly
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Take up
To start to talk about an issue or problem with someone
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Take up
Occupy; to consume (space or time)
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Take up
Accept a proposal or offer
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Take through
Explain in steps; give a tour of a place