to be taken in by sth
1(be) taken with somebody — be ˈtaken with sb/sth derived to find sb/sth attractive or interesting • We were all very taken with his girlfriend. • I think he s quite taken with the idea. Main entry: ↑takederived …
2(be) taken with something — be ˈtaken with sb/sth derived to find sb/sth attractive or interesting • We were all very taken with his girlfriend. • I think he s quite taken with the idea. Main entry: ↑takederived …
3(be) taken up with something — be ˌtaken ˈup with sth/sb derived to be giving all your time and energy to sth/sb • She s completely taken up with preparing for her exams. Main entry: ↑takederived …
4(be) taken up with somebody — be ˌtaken ˈup with sth/sb derived to be giving all your time and energy to sth/sb • She s completely taken up with preparing for her exams. Main entry: ↑takederived …
5take sth away — UK US take sth away Phrasal Verb with take({{}}/teɪk/ verb [T] (took, taken) ► to remove something: »The federal government threatened to take away $1 billion in highway funds. take sth away from sb/sth »The amendments are not really taking any… …
6take sth up — UK US take sth up Phrasal Verb with take({{}}/teɪk/ verb [T] (took, taken) ► to fill an amount of space or time: »Getting his business started has taken up all his time. ► to start doing a new job or activity: »She takes up her new post on… …
7(be) taken aback (by somebody) — be taken aˈback (by sb/sth) idiom to be shocked or surprised by sb/sth • She was completely taken aback by his anger. Main entry: ↑abackidiom …
8(be) taken aback (by something) — be taken aˈback (by sb/sth) idiom to be shocked or surprised by sb/sth • She was completely taken aback by his anger. Main entry: ↑abackidiom …
9follow through on sth — UK US follow through (on/with sth) Phrasal Verb with follow({{}}/ˈfɒləʊ/ verb (also follow sth through (with sth)) ► to do something as the next part of an activity or period of development: »Given the success of our initiative, we decided to… …
10follow through on/with sth — UK US follow through (on/with sth) Phrasal Verb with follow({{}}/ˈfɒləʊ/ verb (also follow sth through (with sth)) ► to do something as the next part of an activity or period of development: »Given the success of our initiative, we decided to… …
