to take sth
101take charge of sth — take charge (of sth) ► to take control of something or of a group of people: »His boss asked him to take charge of the office for a few days while she was away. Main Entry: ↑charge …
102take note (of something) — take ˈnote (of sth) idiom to pay attention to sth and be sure to remember it • Take note of what he says. • Under the new rules the penalty for illegal play is increased. Players take note. Main entry: ↑noteidiom …
103take the fall (for somebody) — take the ˈfall (for sb/sth) idiom (informal, especially NAmE) to accept responsibility or punishment for sth that you did not do, or did not do alone • He took the fall for his boss and resigned. • Who will take the fall for the scandal? …
104take the fall (for something) — take the ˈfall (for sb/sth) idiom (informal, especially NAmE) to accept responsibility or punishment for sth that you did not do, or did not do alone • He took the fall for his boss and resigned. • Who will take the fall for the scandal? …
105take the rap (for somebody) — take the ˈrap (for sb/sth) idiom (informal) to be blamed or punished, especially for sth you have not done Syn: take the blame • She was prepared to take the rap for the shoplifting, though it had been her sister s idea. Main entry: ↑ …
106take sb 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 …
107take 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 …
108take (great) pains (to do something) — take (great) pains (to do sth) | go to great pains (to do sth) idiom to put a lot of effort into doing sth • The couple went to great pains to keep their plans secret. Main entry: ↑painsidiom …
109take a dim view of somebody — take a dim view of sb/sth idiom to disapprove of sb/sth; to not have a good opinion of sb/sth • She took a dim view of my suggestion. Main entry: ↑dimidiom …
110take a dim view of something — take a dim view of sb/sth idiom to disapprove of sb/sth; to not have a good opinion of sb/sth • She took a dim view of my suggestion. Main entry: ↑dimidiom …
