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take off
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(1) remove (clothing, for example), (2) ascend (a plane, for example); (3) become popular quickly
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Take off your boots before you go into the house.
Most air accidents take place when a plane is taking off or landing.
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take over
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assume control or responsibility
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take part in
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participate in
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"Who made the final decision?" "All of the people who were at the meeting took part in the decision-making process."
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take a shortcut
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take a more direct or faster route than usual
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"How did you get home so quickly?" "I took a shortcut through the fields."
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take the plunge
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finally take aclion; do something different
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"So, Louisa, you decided to try out for a part in the play?" "Yes, I've been interested in acting for quite a wliile, so 1 finally decided to take the plunge."
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take time off (from)
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take a vacation or a break from work or school
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Akiko is going to take some time off from teaching to finish writing her dissertation.
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take up
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begin to study some topic or engage in some activity
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"I need more excitement in my life." "Why don't you give up stamp collecting and take up skydiving instead?"
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talk down to
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speak to someone as if he or she were a child; patronize
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talk into
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persuade; convince
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At first, I didn't want to go to the party, but I'm glad Annette talked me into it. It was fun.
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talk out of
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dissuade; convince not to do something
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Marvin was going to drop out of school, but his grandfather talked him out of it.
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talk over
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discuss
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I'm not sure if this is a suitable topic for a research paper. I need to talk it over with my teacher before I start writing.
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tear oneself away from something
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stop doing something interesting
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"Will your friend Scott be coming to the reception?" "If he can tear himself away from those computer games lie's always playing."
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tear up
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rip into small pieces
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The spy tore up the document so that no one else could read it.
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tell apart
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distinguish
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The twins look so much alike that almost no one can tell them apart.
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things are looking up
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the situation is improving
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think over
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consider
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"Are you going on the class trip?" "I need to think it over before I decide."
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throw away
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discard; get rid of
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"I'm going to throw away those old newspapers." "Don't just put tliem in the trash—recycle them instead."
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throw cold water on
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discourage; force to cancel (a plan, for example)
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throw the book at someone
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give someone the maximum punishment
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Dan was afraid the judge would throw the book at him because he had been charged with the same offense several times.
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try on
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test clothing before buying (for size, style, and so on)
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You'd better try on these gloves before you buy them; they may not fit.
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try out
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test a product before buying
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I wish I'd tried out this calculator before I bought it. It doesn't seem to be working right.
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try out (for)
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audition for (a role in a play, for example); attempt to join (a team, for example)
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"So, Louisa, you decided to try out for a part in the play?" "Yes, I've been interested in acting for quite a wliile, so 1 finally decided to take the plunge."
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