Commonly used english part 87 ppt

take a new turn - to begin a new course or direction The campaign to clean up the river took a new turn when the large electricity company joined in the campaign... take a powder - to le

take a leaf out of (someone's) book

- to behave or do something in the way that someone else would

We plan to take a leaf out of our competitor's book and advertise our product on the Internet

take a leak

- to urinate

The man stopped at the side of the road to take a leak when he was walking home last night

take a look at (someone or something)

- to examine (usually briefly) someone or something

I will take a look at the problem with the computer tomorrow

take a look for (someone or something)

- to look for someone or something

Tomorrow I will take a look for the pen which I lost

take a nap

- to have a brief period of sleep

I stopped to take a nap before I continued driving to see my parents

take a new turn

- to begin a new course or direction

The campaign to clean up the river took a new turn when the large electricity

company joined in the campaign

take a potshot at (someone or something)

- to criticize someone or something

The mayor of the city decided to take a potshot at his opponent in the election

take a powder

- to leave quickly, to run away

I think that our boss took a powder right after the meeting

take a punch at (someone)

- to strike someone with one's fist

The man in the restaurant suddenly took a punch at the waiter

take a shine to (someone)

- to have or show a quick liking for someone

Our daughter took a shine to her new teacher and is very happy at school now

take a shot/stab at (doing something)

- to try to do something

I plan to take a shot at golfing when I am on vacation

take a shower/bath

- to bathe

I usually take a shower when I get home from work

take a spill

- to have a fall, to tip over

The little boy took a spill when he was trying to learn how to ride his bicycle

take a stand on (something)

- to declare firmly that one is for or against something

The politician was forced to take a stand on the tax issue

take a toll on (someone or something)

- to damage/hurt someone or something by using it too much or by hard living

The stress and long hours at work are beginning to take a toll on my friend

take a trip

- to go for a journey

We plan to take a trip to Italy in November

take a turn for the better

- to start to improve or get well

The medical condition of my uncle has recently taken a turn for the better

take a turn for the worse

- to start to get worse

The condition of the patient suddenly took a turn for the worse

take a vacation

- to go somewhere for a vacation

I have much stress at work and I want to take a vacation next month

take a whack at (someone)

- to hit someone

The man on the bus suddenly took a whack at the man sitting beside him

take a whack at (something)

- to try something

I took a whack at fixing the car but I was unsuccessful

take advantage of (someone or something)

- to use someone or something for one`s own benefit

We took advantage of the beautiful weather and went to the beach

take after (someone)

- to resemble or act like someone (usually a parent or relative)

The boy is tall and handsome like his father and takes after him in other ways as well

take aim at (someone or something)

- to aim a gun/camera/policy at someone or something, to focus one's attention at someone or something

The police department plan to take aim at people who do not stop at stop signs

take an interest in (something)

- to develop an interest in something

Recently my cousin has taken an interest in fishing

take an oath

- to make an oath, to swear to something

I had to take an oath before I could answer questions at the public hearing

take attendance

- to make a record of persons attending something

take back (something)

- to admit to making a wrong statement

The man was asked to take back what he had said about his boss

take care of (someone or something)

- to look after or give attention to someone or something

You should take care of your health or you will become sick

take care of (something)

- to deal with something, to do what is necessary to accomplish something

"Could you please take care of these letters while I make some phone calls."

take charge of (someone or something)

- to take control of someone or something

The new supervisor quickly took charge of the staff in the fast food restaurant

take down (something)

- to write or record something that is said at a meeting/lecture/discussion

I took down many notes during the lecture last week

take down (something)

- to take something apart, to pull something to pieces

We took down our tent when it began to rain

take effect

- to become legally operative, to begin

The new traffic laws took effect early last month

take exception to (something)

- to speak against something, to find fault with something, to be angered by something The man took exception to the fact that everyone was able to play golf except him

take five

- to take a five-minute rest period

We decided to take five before continuing with our work

take great pains to do (something)

- to make a great effort to do something

The painters took great pains not to spill any paint on the carpet

take heart

- to be encouraged, to feel brave and want to try something

I took heart from my previous failure and decided to try again

take heed

- to be cautious

It is best to take heed when you are crossing the street

take hold of (someone or something)

- to get in control of someone or something

Something seemed to take hold of the man and he began to act very strange

take ill/sick

- to become sick

The woman took ill during her holiday and spent most of the time in her hotel

take in (money)

- to receive/get money

We were able to take in a lot of money at the charity auction

take in (someone)

- to let someone come in, to admit someone

The farmer took the couple in for the night after their car broke down

take in (something)

- to go and see or visit something

We decided to take in a movie last night

take in (something)

- to make something smaller

The tailor took in the waist of my suit pants and now they fit much better

take in (something)

- to grasp something with the mind

The course was very difficult but I tried to take in as much as possible

take inventory

- to make an inventory list, to count the goods in a store or warehouse

We stayed late at our store to take inventory

take issue with (someone or something)

- to argue with someone, to dispute a point with someone, to dispute something

I decided to take issue with my supervisor when he began to criticize my work

I took issue with my new work schedule

take it

- to endure trouble/criticism/abuse

My friend is quite sensitive and cannot take it when I make a joke about him

take it

- to get an idea or impression, to understand something from what is said or done

"I take it that you are not going to come to the graduation ceremony next week."

take it away

- to start up a performance

"Let's take it away and get the music started."

take it easy

- to relax

I have been working hard recently so I have decided to take it easy for a few days

take it easy on (someone or something)

- to be gentle, to use less of something rather than more

I tried to take it easy on the sugar when I was making the fruit punch

take it on the chin

- to be badly beaten or hurt, to accept trouble calmly

Our team took it on the chin at the baseball tournament last week

take it or leave it

- to accept something or forget it

The customer was told to take it or leave it when he began to complain about the

take it out on (someone or something)

- to be unpleasant or unkind to someone because one is angry or upset

Although the man has much stress at work he is careful not to take it out on his friends or family

take it slow

- to move or go slowly

I always take it slow when it is snowing

take it upon oneself (to do something)

- to undertake to do something, to make something one's responsibility

I decided to take it upon myself to fix the broken window in our apartment

take its toll

- to cause loss or damage

My father's new job and the long hours have begun to take its toll on his health

take kindly to (someone or something)

- to be pleased by someone or something, to be agreeable to someone or something The man does not take kindly to people telling him how to run his business

take leave of one's senses

- to become irrational

I think that my neighbor has taken leave of his senses He has been acting very

strange lately

take liberties with (someone or something)

- to use or abuse someone or something

The girl is taking liberties with her friend by always borrowing her car

take no stock in (something)

- to pay no attention to something

I am beginning to take no stock in what my next-door neighbor says

take note of (something)

- to observe and remember something

The police are taking note of the people who go into the illegal business

take notice of (something)

- to observe something

The city workers take notice of the houses which do not follow the local garbage regulations

take off

- to depart suddenly or quickly, to run away

We decided to take off when the concert ended

take off

- to leave (used for an airplane)

The flight took off right on time

take off after (someone or something)

- to begin to chase someone or something