Take something off (something)

to have a holiday from work on a particular day, or for a particular length of time

take time off (work/school) I rang my boss and arranged to take some time off.

take a day/the afternoon etc off Dad took the day off to come with me.

5. COPY SOMEBODY

take somebody ↔ off

British English informal to copy the way someone speaks or behaves, in order to entertain people

take somebody/something ↔ on phrasal verb

1. take somebody ↔ on

to start to employ someone

2. take something ↔ on

to agree to do some work or be responsible for something

Don't take on too much work - the extra cash isn't worth it.

3. take something ↔ on

to begin to have a particular quality or appearance

Her face took on a fierce expression. His life had taken on a new dimension.

4. take somebody ↔ on

to compete against someone or start a fight with someone, especially someone bigger or better than you

Nigeria will take on Argentina in the first round of the World Cup on Saturday. He was prepared to take on anyone who laid a finger on us.

5. take something ↔ on

if a plane or ship takes on people or things, they come onto it

We stopped to take on fuel.

take somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verb

1. take somebody ↔ out

to take someone as your guest to a restaurant, cinema, club etc

take somebody ↔ out for

We're taking my folks out for a meal next week.

2. take something ↔ out

to make a financial or legal arrangement with a bank, company, law court etc

take out a policy/injunction/loan etc Before taking a loan out, calculate your monthly outgoings.

3. take something ↔ out

to get money from your bank account

ￚ synonym withdraw How much would you like to take out?

4. take something ↔ out

to borrow books from a library

You can take out six books at a time.

5. take somebody/something ↔ out

i nforma l to kill someone or destroy something

The building was taken out by a bomb.

take something out on somebody phrasal verb

to treat someone badly when you are angry or upset, even though it is not their fault

Don't take it out on me just because you've had a bad day. take your anger/frustration etc out on somebody Irritated with herself, she took her annoyance out on Bridget.

take over phrasal verb

to take control of something

take something ↔ over

His only reason for investing in the company was to take it over.

Ruth moved into our apartment and promptly took over.

take to somebody/something phrasal verb

1. to start to like someone or something

Sandra took to it straight away. Charles was an odd character whom Kelly had never really taken to.

2. to start doing something regularly

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