11182 Spoken English II
Example: That song always takes me back to when I was at univer-
sity.
Take back = retract a statemen~ admit that something was wrong
Example: I had to take back everything bad I'd said about them
when I learned how they'd helped out.
Take down = make notes or write down in full
Example: The police took down his answers to their questions.
Take down = remove
Example: People take down their Christmas decorations twelve
days after Christmas.
Take in = absorb information
Example: The lecture was rather boring and I didn't take in much
of what the lecturer said.
Take in = deceive
Example: Nobody was taken in by her unbelievable excuse.
Take in = make clothes smaller
Example: The jacket was far too big around the shoulders, so I
had it taken in so that I could wear it.
Take it out on = abuse someone because you're angry
Example: Whenever things go wrong, he always shouts and takes
it out on me, even if I had nothing to do with the problem.
Take off = make great progress
Example: The software house really took off when they produced
the latest version of their DTP package.
Take off = reduce the price of an item
Example: They've taken ten percent off designer frames for glasses.
Take off = when a plane departs or leaves the ground
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