- take up for
- phrasal
: take the part or side of : stand up for : side with
had nobody to take up for him
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
take up for
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take responsibility for — index sponsor Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
take someone for a ride — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To cheat or swindle someone. * /Poor Joe Catwallender was taken for a ride./ 2. To kill someone after kidnapping. * /The criminals took the man for a ride./ … Dictionary of American idioms
take someone for a ride — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To cheat or swindle someone. * /Poor Joe Catwallender was taken for a ride./ 2. To kill someone after kidnapping. * /The criminals took the man for a ride./ … Dictionary of American idioms
take something for granted — phrase to expect something always to happen or exist in a particular way, and to not think about any possible problems or difficulties Losing my job taught me never to take anything for granted. take it for granted (that): You can’t take it for… … Useful english dictionary
take someone for granted — take (someone) for granted to fail to appreciate someone. When your own children are growing up, you tend to take them for granted, and then, suddenly, they are grown up. Politicians seem to take voters for granted, except when they face a… … New idioms dictionary
take (something) for granted — 1. to accept something as true without questioning or testing it. We take it for granted that our children will be better off than we are. 2. to fail to appreciate the value of something. So many of us take clean water for granted … New idioms dictionary
take someone for a ride — phrase to trick, cheat, or lie to someone I found out I’d been taken for a ride by someone I really trusted. Thesaurus: to cheat or trick someonesynonym to tell lies and deceive peoplesynonym Main entry: ride * * * 1) … Useful english dictionary
take it for granted (that … ) — take it for ˈgranted (that…) idiom to believe sth is true without first making sure that it is • I just took it for granted that he d always be around. • She seemed to take it for granted that I would go with her to New York. Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
take you for all you've got — take all your money by suing you or cheating you If she divorces you, she could take you for all you ve got … English idioms
take sb for a ride — INFORMAL ► to intentionally do something dishonest or unpleasant in order to get an advantage for yourself: »Some so called market professionals have been taking inexperienced shareholders for a ride. Main Entry: ↑ride … Financial and business terms
