take something back
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take something back — 1) I take back every word Syn: retract, withdraw, renounce, disclaim, unsay, disavow, recant, repudiate; formal abjure 2) I must take the keys back Syn: return, bring back, give back, restore … Thesaurus of popular words
take something back — 1》 retract a statement. 2》 return unsatisfactory goods to a shop. 3》 Printing transfer text to the previous line. → take … English new terms dictionary
take you back to — take (you) back (to (something)) to cause you to remember. That song takes me back to my miserable adolescence … New idioms dictionary
take (you) back — (to (something)) to cause you to remember. That song takes me back to my miserable adolescence … New idioms dictionary
ˌtake 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] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
take sth back — UK US take sth back Phrasal Verb with take({{}}/teɪk/ verb [T] (took, taken) ► to return something that you have bought to a store: »He took the faulty kettle back and demanded a refund … Financial and business terms
take a back seat — ► to become less important (than something else): »Agriculture, which generates only about $50 million a year in revenue, takes a back seat to other industries like oil and gas that bring in billions of dollars. »Environmental issues take a back… … Financial and business terms
take you back to something — take (you) back (to (something)) to cause you to remember. That song takes me back to my miserable adolescence … New idioms dictionary
take something on the chin — informal phrase to accept something unpleasant in a brave way without complaining You have to take it on the chin and come back fighting. Thesaurus: to be patient, and to not complain too muchsynonym Main entry: chin … Useful english dictionary
take a back seat — If you take a back seat to something or someone, you are surbordinate … The small dictionary of idiomes
