to take sth
11take sth to task over sth — take sb/sth to task (over sth) ► to criticize a person, group of people, or an organization for doing something that you think is very wrong: »Farmers took the large supermarket chains to task over their ruthless pricing. Main Entry: ↑task …
12take sth to task — take sb/sth to task (over sth) ► to criticize a person, group of people, or an organization for doing something that you think is very wrong: »Farmers took the large supermarket chains to task over their ruthless pricing. Main Entry: ↑task …
13ˌtake sth ˈback — phrasal verb 1) to take something that you have bought back to the shop because it is broken or not suitable 2) to admit that something that you said was wrong I m sorry – I take it back.[/ex] …
14ˌtake sth ˈoff — phrasal verb 1) to remove a piece of clothing from your body Ant: put sth on 2) to spend a particular amount of time away from work I m taking Monday off to go to London.[/ex] …
15ˌtake sth ˈout — phrasal verb 1) to remove something from a place Henry took out his wallet.[/ex] 2) to get something officially When you take out insurance, read the small print.[/ex] …
16ˌtake sth ˈover — phrasal verb to take control of something, especially another company …
17ˌtake sth ˈup — phrasal verb to start doing something regularly as a habit, job, or interest Chris has taken up jogging.[/ex] The new teacher will take up her post in May.[/ex] …
18ˌtake (sth) ˈover — phrasal verb to begin to do something that someone else was doing Jane took over as director after Richard retired.[/ex] …
19ˌtake sth aˈpart — phrasal verb to separate an object into its pieces Ben was taking apart an old bicycle.[/ex] …
20ˌtake sth ˈdown — phrasal verb 1) to separate a large structure into its pieces 2) to write information on a piece of paper The police took down our addresses and phone numbers.[/ex] …