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English Expressions, Idioms & Phrasal Verbs | Meanings, Examples & Usage

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take on board

Phrasal-verb Learning

to accept or consider new ideas or feedback

"The museum decided to take on board the community’s feedback about representation."

take on challenges

Phrasal-verb Career

to accept and deal with difficult tasks confidently

"Employees who take on challenges tend to grow faster in their careers."

take on new challenges

Phrasal-verb Motivation

to accept new or difficult tasks

"To grow professionally, you should take on new challenges regularly."

take on new responsibilities

Phrasal-verb Responsibility

to accept additional tasks or duties in one’s role

"He was eager to take on new responsibilities after the promotion."

take on responsibility

Phrasal-verb Responsibility

to accept a duty or task

"He decided to take on responsibility for the new client."

take on too much

Phrasal-verb Workload

to accept more work or responsibility than one can handle

"You’re stressing yourself out because you take on too much work."

take one for the team

Idiom Sports

to sacrifice for the benefit of others

"He took one for the team and stayed late to finish the report."

take one's hat off to

Idiom Compliments

to show respect or admiration for someone

"I take my hat off to you for handling the situation so calmly."

Take one’s breath away

Idiom Surprise

to amaze or astonish someone greatly

"The beauty of the sunset took my breath away."

take out

Phrasal-verb Borrowing

to borrow or get money from a bank or institution

"They decided to take out a loan to buy a new house."

take out on

Phrasal-verb Insurance

to use money for paying a loan or insurance

"He decided to take out life insurance after having a baby."

take over

Phrasal-verb Corporate acquisition

to gain control of another company through acquisition

"A multinational firm is planning to take over the local brand."

take over a company

Phrasal-verb Acquisition

to gain control of another company by buying it

"A major corporation plans to take over a company in the European market."

take over as

Phrasal-verb Career

to assume a new position or responsibility previously held by someone else

"She will take over as the new HR manager next month."

take over for

Phrasal-verb Collaboration

to temporarily handle someone’s virtual responsibilities

"Can you take over for me while I’m offline?"

take over from

Phrasal-verb Responsibility

to assume responsibility from someone else

"After my father retired, I took over from him in managing family affairs."

take over leadership

Phrasal-verb Management

to assume control or authority in an organization or team

"When the director retired, his deputy took over leadership smoothly."

take over power

Phrasal-verb Politics

to gain control of a government or organization, often by force

"The military attempted to take over power after the election crisis."

take over responsibilities

Phrasal-verb Leadership

to start having control or responsibility for something

"After the manager resigned, she took over responsibilities temporarily."

take over the government

Phrasal-verb Political power

to assume control of the government, often by force

"The military attempted to take over the government after months of unrest."

take ownership

Idiom Responsibility

to take full responsibility for something

"Leaders should take ownership of both successes and failures."

take part

Phrasal-verb Participation

to participate or be involved in an activity

"Many people take part in the annual marathon as a hobby."

take part in

Phrasal-verb Participation

to join or participate actively in something

"Students should take part in group discussions to learn better."

take part in discussions

Phrasal-verb Communication

to actively join in conversations or debates

"Students should take part in discussions to develop communication skills."

take photos of

Phrasal-verb Memory

to capture pictures of something or someone

"Everyone took photos of the beautiful decorations."

take precautions against

Phrasal-verb Prevention

to take actions to prevent something harmful from happening

"People should take precautions against mosquito bites to prevent dengue."

take pride in

Phrasal-verb Identity

to feel proud of one’s cultural identity or heritage

"We should take pride in our cultural diversity."

take pride in progress

Phrasal-verb Self-esteem

to feel good about the improvements or growth you’ve made

"You should take pride in progress, no matter how small it is."

take pride in yourself

Idiom Confidence

to feel proud of who you are or what you do

"Always take pride in yourself and your achievements."

take responsibility

Idiom Responsibility

to be accountable for something you did or are in charge of.

"You need to take responsibility for your actions."

take responsibility for

Phrasal-verb Responsibility

to accept that you are to blame for something

"He finally took responsibility for the mistake."

take shape

Phrasal-verb Development

to begin to develop into something definite

"Our new business strategy is finally taking shape."

take sides

Phrasal-verb Neutrality

to support one person or group in an argument

"I don’t want to take sides in this argument."

take someone aback

Idiom Surprise

to surprise or shock someone suddenly

"I was taken aback by his rude comment."

take someone at their word

Idiom Trust

to trust that someone is telling the truth

"You can take her at her word; she never lies."

take someone to task

Idiom Criticism

to strongly criticize someone for something they did wrong

"The teacher took him to task for cheating on the exam."

take someone under your wing

Idiom Leadership

to take responsibility for someone and help them learn

"He decided to take me under his wing and show me how to succeed."

take someone's breath away

Idiom Love

to impress or amaze someone with beauty or charm

"Her beauty took his breath away."

take someone's word for it

Idiom Trust

to trust that what someone says is true

"I’ll take your word for it since you were there."

Take something with a grain of salt

Idiom Culture

To not take something too seriously or literally

"You should take his stories with a grain of salt; he often exaggerates."

take stock of

Idiom Strategy

to review a situation carefully before making decisions

"Let’s take stock of our priorities this quarter."

take the blame

Idiom Apology

to accept responsibility for something wrong

"He decided to take the blame for the team's failure."

take the bull by the horns

Idiom Courage

to face a difficult situation directly and with courage

"She decided to take the bull by the horns and confront her manager."

take the cake

Idiom Success

to be the best or most outstanding

"Among all the entries, your design really takes the cake."

take the credit

Idiom Success

to accept praise for something one did

"She was the one who solved the issue, but he tried to take the credit."

take the edge off

Idiom Stress

to make a bad situation or feeling less intense or unpleasant

"A hot cup of tea always helps to take the edge off."

take the fall

Idiom Blame

to accept blame for something, often to protect others.

"He agreed to take the fall for the team’s mistake."

take the fall for

Idiom Responsibility

to accept blame for something on behalf of someone else

"He decided to take the fall for his colleague's mistake."

take the fifth

Idiom Law

to refuse to answer a question on the grounds that it may incriminate oneself

"When asked about his involvement, he chose to take the fifth."

take the heat

Idiom Blame

to accept criticism or blame.

"The manager took the heat for the failed project."