Take ... Flashcards

1
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Take aback

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Surprise or shock

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2
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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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3
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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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6
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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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8
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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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11
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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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15
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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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18
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Take down

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Make notes, especially to record something spoken

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19
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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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21
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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

24
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Take in

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Shorten (a piece of clothing) or make it smaller

25
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Take in

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Absorb information or understand the reality of that information

26
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Take in

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Deceive, give a false impression

27
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Take it out on

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Unleash one’s anger on [a person or thing other than the one that caused it]

28
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Take it upon oneself

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Assume personal responsibility for a task or action

29
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Take off

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To remove something, usually clothes or accessories

30
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Take off

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Imitate, often in a comical manner

31
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Take off

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When an aircraft leaves the ground and begins to fly; to ascend into the air

32
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Take off

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To become successful or grow

33
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Take off

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To leave

34
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Take on

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Introduce, bring in, or acquire

35
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Take on

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Employ, bring in

36
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Take on

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Begin to have or exhibit physical traits

37
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Take on

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Take responsibility or burden

38
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Take on

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Attempt to fight or compete with

39
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Take out

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Remove

40
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Take out

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Invite someone out socially, often for romantic reasons

41
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Take over

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Adopt a responsibility or duty from someone else

42
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Take over

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Take control of something for someone temporarily

43
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Take over

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Buy the control of a business

44
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Take over

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Take control by conquest or invasion

45
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Take to

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Adapt to; to learn, grasp or master something

46
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Take to

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To go into or move towards

47
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Take up

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To start doing (an activity) regularly

48
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Take up

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To start to talk about an issue or problem with someone

49
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Take up

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Occupy; to consume (space or time)

50
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Take up

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Accept a proposal or offer

51
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Take through

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Explain in steps; give a tour of a place