to take sth from
41draw back from something doing something — ˌdraw ˈback (from sth/from doing sth) derived to choose not to take action, especially because you feel nervous • We drew back from taking our neighbours to court. Main entry: ↑drawderived …
42diˈvest sb of sth — phrasal verb formal to take something from someone …
43break with sb/sth phrasal — verb (T) 1 to leave a group of people or an organization, especially because you have had a disagreement with them: break with sb/sth over sth: Powell broke with the Conservative Party over Europe. 2 break with tradition/the past to stop… …
44bring sth about phrasal — verb (T) to make something happen: Computers have brought about many changes in the workplace. bring sb/sth around/round phrasal verb (T) 1 bring the conversation around/round to to deliberately and gradually introduce a new subject into a… …
45strip sb/sth of sth — UK US strip sb/sth of sth Phrasal Verb with strip({{}}/strɪp/ verb [T] ( pp ) ► to take something away from someone, sometimes in a way that seems unfair or dishonest: be stripped of sth »About 40,000 people may be stripped of their pensions… …
46strip sth of sth — UK US strip sb/sth of sth Phrasal Verb with strip({{}}/strɪp/ verb [T] ( pp ) ► to take something away from someone, sometimes in a way that seems unfair or dishonest: be stripped of sth »About 40,000 people may be stripped of their pensions… …
47divert sb from sth — UK US divert sb from sth Phrasal Verb with divert({{}}/daɪˈvɜːt/ verb [T] ► to take someone s attention or energy away from something: »Dealing with complaints diverts a salesperson from his primary task of generating sales …
48knock sth off sth — UK US knock sth off (sth) Phrasal Verb with knock({{}}/nɒk/ verb [T] INFORMAL ► to take a particular amount away from a price, value, etc.: »Living next door to an empty home can also knock 10% off the value of your own property, say experts.… …
49strip sb of sth — UK US strip sb/sth of sth Phrasal Verb with strip({{}}/strɪp/ verb [T] ( pp ) ► to take something away from someone, sometimes in a way that seems unfair or dishonest: be stripped of sth »About 40,000 people may be stripped of their pensions… …
50draw sth down — UK US draw sth down Phrasal Verb with draw({{}}/drɔː/ verb [T] (drew, drawn) ► (US also draw down on sth) FINANCE to take part of an amount of money that has been made available: »We took out a bank loan which allowed us to draw down sums of… …
