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Phrasal verb take or "Take on"
Vocabulary Explanations
he didn''t
take to the idea
he didn''t
like the idea
taken over from his previous boss
acquired the job from his previous boss
took him
aside
he
led him to one side to talk to him privately
take up much of his time
occupy much of his time
took up a piece of paper
picked up a piece of paper
take the matter
up
discuss the matter
take the matter
further
discuss the matter in greater detail
take himself
off
dismiss/
fire himself
take in the news
absorb/
grasp the news
taken up with himself
preoccupied with himself
sales would soon
take off
sales would soon
rise considerably
take up all those hobbies
start doing all his hobbies
take to his new life
enjoy his new life
taken aback by the news
shocked by the news
take Henderson
by the throat
strangle Henderson
he
took after his father
he
was like his father
take in the possible advantages
comprehend the possible advantages
taking it out on Henderson
blaming Henderson
taken up with making preparations
preoccupied with making preparations
what task he had
taken on
what task he had
committed himself to
he
took out a loan
he negotiated a loan
the bank manager
taken with
the bank manager was
impressed by
took on two of the fifty that applied
employed/
hired two of the fifty that applied
taken on another ten staff
employed/
hired another ten staff
taken over a local agency
become owner of a local agency
they
took him
for
they
regarded him as
they
took back all their critical remarks
they
retracted all their critical remarks
take in a large amount of business
generate a large amount of business
taken the tax
away from his earnings
deducted the tax from his earnings
he didn''t
take on airs
he didn''t
behave in a conceited way
taking off the boss
mimickingg the boss
he had
taken upon himself to apply for a job
he had
decided to apply for a job
take Henderson
down
humiliate Henderson
as he
took down Henderson''s details
as he
wrote down/
jotted down Henderson''s details
take on a role
accept a role
he
took to the idea immediately
he liked the idea immediately
Charlie
took out a video
Charlie
removed a video
Henderson was
taking everything
in
Henderson was
absorbing/
grasping everything
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