to take away quickly

  • 1take to your heels — take to (your) heels to run away quickly. As soon as they saw the soldiers coming, they took to their heels …

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  • 2take to heels — take to (your) heels to run away quickly. As soon as they saw the soldiers coming, they took to their heels …

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  • 3take — take1 W1S1 [teık] v past tense took [tuk] past participle taken [ˈteıkən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(action)¦ 2¦(move)¦ 3¦(remove)¦ 4¦(time/money/effort etc)¦ 5¦(accept)¦ 6¦(hold something)¦ 7¦(travel)¦ 8 …

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  • 4take flight — verb run away quickly He threw down his gun and fled • Syn: ↑flee, ↑fly • Derivationally related forms: ↑flight (for: ↑flee), ↑fleer ( …

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  • 5take — [tāk] vt. took, taken, taking [ME taken < OE tacan < ON taka < ? IE base * dēg , to lay hold of] I to get possession of by force or skill; seize, grasp, catch, capture, win, etc. 1. to get by conquering; capture; seize 2. to trap, snare …

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  • 6take off — {v. phr.} 1a. To leave fast; depart suddenly; run away. * /The dog took off after a rabbit./ Compare: LIGHT OUT. 1b. {informal} To go away; leave. * /The six boys got into the car and took off for the drug store./ 2. To leave on a flight, begin… …

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  • 7take off — {v. phr.} 1a. To leave fast; depart suddenly; run away. * /The dog took off after a rabbit./ Compare: LIGHT OUT. 1b. {informal} To go away; leave. * /The six boys got into the car and took off for the drug store./ 2. To leave on a flight, begin… …

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  • 8whisk away — verb take away quickly and suddenly (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑whisk off • Hypernyms: ↑take away, ↑bear off, ↑bear away, ↑carry away, ↑carry off …

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  • 9take a powder — verb disappear without notifying anyone (idiom) • Syn: ↑skip town • Hypernyms: ↑disappear, ↑vanish, ↑go away • Verb Frames: Somebody s * …

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  • 10take off — 1)(clothes) remove clothes etc. Please take off your shoes before you enter our house. 2)(time) be absent from work He was sick and had to take off a week from work. 3) depart suddenly or quickly, run away We decided to take off right after the… …

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