1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context

1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context © Matt Errey 2007

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take in
Did you take in much of what the professor was saying at the end of his
lecture? I couldn’t understand much of it myself.

take in sth

take sth in

He was nodding as if he
understood, but he wasn’t
really taking much in.

✍ ^

take in
Since he started exercising he’s lost a lot of weight, and most of his
trousers are too big now. He’ll have to get his tailor to take them in.

take sth in

take in sth

She said the skirt was too
big, but after being taken
in it’d fit her perfectly.

✍ ^

take in
This tour of New Zealand takes in both the North Island and the South
Island, so you’ll see the whole country.

take in sth

take sth in

The book takes in both
World War One and
World War Two.

✍ 

take off
Don’t forget to take off your shoes before you go into people’s homes in
Japan.

take off sth

take sth off

Why don’t you take your
make-up off before going
to sleep?

✍ 

take off
Let’s see if we can take the day off and go to the beach. It’s such a
beautiful day it’d be a shame to waste it stuck in the office.

take sth off

take off sth

He needs to take next
week off to be with his
wife and newborn baby.

✍  see also:^ get off^

take off
As his plane took off, his family watched and waved from the airport’s
terminal building.

take off

Our little boy was really
excited as the plane took
off. It was his first flight.

✍ ^

take off
Sales of the book were slow at first, but they really took off after it was
made into a movie. Now the book’s a best seller.

take off

Before long, the website
took off. It now attracts
millions of visitors a day.

✍ ^ see also:^ go up^

take on
Our production manager says we’ll have to take on twenty more factory
workers to make enough stock for the New Year sales.

take on sb

take sb on

Her schedule is full, so
she can’t take any more
students on just now.

✍ ^

take on
Chelsea Football Club takes on Liverpool in this week’s Match of the
Day. Which team will you be going for?

take on sb/sth

take sb/sth on

In the 90’s, Google took
Yahoo on in the battle to
be the top search engine.

✍ 

take out
Maria wants to buy an apartment, so she’s going to talk to her bank
manager about taking a loan out to pay for it.

take sth out

take out sth

Travellers usually take out
health insurance if they’re
going overseas.

✍ 