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take it upon yourself to (do something) — take it upon (yourself/itself) to (do something) to accept a responsibility without being asked to. He took it upon himself to personally thank each person who came to the memorial service. The Transit Authority has taken it upon itself to be the … New idioms dictionary
take it upon itself to (do something) — take it upon (yourself/itself) to (do something) to accept a responsibility without being asked to. He took it upon himself to personally thank each person who came to the memorial service. The Transit Authority has taken it upon itself to be the … New idioms dictionary
take it on yourself to do something — take it on/upon yourself to do sth idiom to decide to do sth without asking permission or advice Main entry: ↑takeidiom … Useful english dictionary
take it upon yourself — If you take something upon yourself, you do it without asking for permission or agreement. My colleague took it upon herself to redecorate the office during my absence … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
take it upon/on yourself — to do something that needs to be done even though no one has asked you to do it Thank you for taking it upon yourself to organize the meeting. • • • Main Entry: ↑take … Useful english dictionary
take — take1 [ teık ] (past tense took [ tuk ] ; past participle tak|en [ teıkən ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 move something/someone ▸ 2 cause someone/something to move ▸ 3 perform action ▸ 4 need something ▸ 5 accept ▸ 6 win prize/election ▸ 7 reach out and get ▸… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
take on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms take on : present tense I/you/we/they take on he/she/it takes on present participle taking on past tense took on past participle taken on 1) to start to employ someone We re not taking on any new staff at the… … English dictionary
take — take1 W1S1 [teık] v past tense took [tuk] past participle taken [ˈteıkən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(action)¦ 2¦(move)¦ 3¦(remove)¦ 4¦(time/money/effort etc)¦ 5¦(accept)¦ 6¦(hold something)¦ 7¦(travel)¦ 8 … Dictionary of contemporary English
take on — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you take on a job or responsibility, especially a difficult one, you accept it. [V P n (not pron)] No other organisation was able or willing to take on the job... [V P n (not pron)] Don t take on more responsibilities than you… … English dictionary
Take — Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
