PHRASALS WITH TAKE

1. to be taken aback = to be strongly surprised

2. to take aback = to surprise

3. to take after = look like a relative

4. to take against = dislike sb

5. to take away = remove

6. to take sth back = to withdraw a statement or comment (admit that one was wrong in what

one said)

7. to take down = 1. to write down, 2. to lengthen a garment (let down), 3. remove sth from

a high place, 4. separate into pieces in order to repair or remove

8. to take sb/sth for sb/sth else = to mistake sb/sth for sb/ sth else; to identify sb or sth wrongly

9. to take in = 1. to deceive; 2. to allow sb to stay in one's home; 3. to grasp, to cmprehend, to understand; 3. to make clothes smaller

10. to take up= 1. to begin a hobby, job, sport, etc; 2. occupy space;

11. to take off = 1. remove (clothing); 2. leave the ground (of a plane, etc); 3. imitate sb in a comic way, 4. begin to succeed (of plans, ideas, etc)

12. to take on = 1. to underatke sth (e.g. responsibility), 2. employ staff, 3. accept sb as an opponent

13. to take out = 1. extract, remove; 2. to accompany sb to the theatre, etc

14. to take over = to take control of sth esp in place of sb else

15. to take to = 1. find sth/sb agreeable; to like; 2. begin a habit; 3. escape to; hide in

16. to take up with = become involved in (usu. derogative) - skumać się

1. She takes __________her father; she has the same gestures and mannerisms.

2. These magazines must be read in the library. You can't take them __________ .

3. The secretary took ______________the list of titles as her boss read them out.

4. We were so taken _____________ by his decision to resign that we didn't know what to say.

5.I'll never forgive you if you don't take ___________ what you said about me.

6. Since his retirement, he has taken ___________ painting to fill up some of his spare time.

7. She seems to have taken _________me, as if I had offended her somehow.

8. Nobody was taken ____________by her story, although it seemed convincing at first.

9. You have to take _____________these curtains. They look very dirty.

10. If you take this skirt ____________ a little, it should fit you perfectly. It's too big for you.

11. She is always being taken ___________ Elizabeth Taylor even though she doesn't really look like her.

12. When they discovered that the child was homeless they offered to take him __________.

13. That desk is so big that it takes ____________ most of his office.

14. His lecture was so complicated that I only took ___________ a few words of what he said.

15. She took the cover ____________ the sofa and had it cleaned.

16. I don't think he'll take _____________ the new project unless we offer him more money.

17. After he retired he took ____________ gardening as a way of passing the time.

18. You'd better take this paragraph ______________.; it weakens your argument.

19. Their plane was to take ____________at 10 pm but it was delayed due to fog.

20. He's such an aggressive person that nobody really takes ____________him.

21. Their daughter has taken _____________ a group of peace activists.

22. mark was sent home from school because someone saw him taking _________ the Headmaster.

23. My Johnson's son is going to take ____________ as Chairman of the Board.

24. After a slow start, their new line of cosmetics has begun to take ___________ .

25. They've decided to take ___________ at least twenty new sales people this year.

26. The rebels took ______________ the mountains after their leader had been captured.

27. He promised to take me _____________ for dinner on Friday evening.

28. The amateur boxer was hesitant to take ____________such an experienced fighter.

29. I was taken _____________by his offensive manner.

30. He wanted an energetic hobby so he took ___________ water skiing.

31. I'm sorry, I take __________ what I said. You're not lazy or selfish.

32. My mother takes __________ foreign students to make extra money.

33. The vice president took __________ the company when the president retired.

34. I took you __________ your brother from a distance. You look so alike.

35. She takes ___________ her mother; they have the same eyes.

36. He was talking too fast and we didn't manage to take ____________ the whole lecture.

37. They're taking __________ extra staff at the car factory.

38. Tom's taken __________fishing; it's a very relaxing pastime.

39. You take _________your father; you're a lot like him.

40. The business is being taken ___________ by a bigger company.

41. Simon is too young to take _________ such a big responsibility.

42. Everyone was taken __________ when the manager stood up and walked out of the meeting.

43. As the plane took _____________ we had a wonderful view of Hong Kong.

44. Why don't you take some time __________? You look exhausted.

45. I was taken __________ by her; she fooled me completely.

46. She had to take her skirt __________ because she had lost a lot of weight.

47.This is quite complicated, so you might not take ___________ all the information the first time.

48. Work is going well; we've taken __________ a lot of new clients.

49. If washing powder doesn't take that spot __________, maybe bleach will.

50. When we heard he had no place to stay, we offered to take him ___________ .

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