take someone about
1take someone for a ride — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To cheat or swindle someone. * /Poor Joe Catwallender was taken for a ride./ 2. To kill someone after kidnapping. * /The criminals took the man for a ride./ …
2take someone for a ride — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To cheat or swindle someone. * /Poor Joe Catwallender was taken for a ride./ 2. To kill someone after kidnapping. * /The criminals took the man for a ride./ …
3take someone's name in vain — take someone’s name in vain often humorous phrase to talk about someone in a way that shows a lack of respect for them Thesaurus: to show that you do not respect someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: vain * * * I see vain …
4take (someone's) mind off someone — take (someone s) mind off (something/someone) if an activity takes someone s mind off their problems, it stops them from thinking about them. That s the good thing about helping other people it takes your mind off your own problems …
5take someone for granted — take (someone) for granted to fail to appreciate someone. When your own children are growing up, you tend to take them for granted, and then, suddenly, they are grown up. Politicians seem to take voters for granted, except when they face a… …
6take (someone's) mind off something — take (someone s) mind off (something/someone) if an activity takes someone s mind off their problems, it stops them from thinking about them. That s the good thing about helping other people it takes your mind off your own problems …
7take (someone's) mind off — (something/someone) if an activity takes someone s mind off their problems, it stops them from thinking about them. That s the good thing about helping other people it takes your mind off your own problems …
8take someone's pants off — American to reduce to penury In this usage at least, of financial rather than sexual activity: What about a game of poker... I m going to take the pants off you. (C. Forbes, 1992 but not strip poker) Also as take someone s shirt… …
9take someone into account — take (something/someone) into account to think about something or someone when you are making a decision or a judgement. I hope they ll take her age into account when they re judging her work. They took into account that he d never been in… …
10take someone to one side — take (or draw) someone to one side speak to someone in private, esp. so as to advise or warn them about something …
