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• take somebody off something — ˌtake sb ˈoff sth derived often passive to remove sb from sth such as a job, position, piece of equipment, etc • The officer leading the investigation has been taken off the case. • After three days she was taken off the ventilator. Main entry:… …   Useful english dictionary

• take somebody off to … — ˌtake yourself/sb ˈoff (to…) derived (informal) to leave a place; to make sb leave a place Main entry: ↑takederived …   Useful english dictionary

• take time off — verb take time off from work; stop working temporarily (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑take off • Hypernyms: ↑interrupt, ↑disrupt, ↑break up, ↑cut off • Verb Frames …   Useful english dictionary

• take years off somebody — take ˈyears off sb idiom to make sb feel or look younger • That haircut takes years off her. Main entry: ↑yearidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• cream somebody off — ˌcream sb/sthˈoff derived to take sth away, usually the best people or things or an amount of money, in order to get an advantage for yourself • The best students were creamed off by the grammar schools. Main entry: ↑creamderived …   Useful english dictionary

• skim somebody off — ˌskim sth/sbˈoff derived to take for yourself the best part of sth, often in an unfair way • Private companies should not be allowed to skim off profitable sectors of the postal service. Main entry: ↑skimderived …   Useful english dictionary

• help somebody off with something — ˌhelp sb ˈoff/ˈon with sth derived to help sb take off/put on a piece of clothing • Let me help you off with your coat. Main entry: ↑helpderived …   Useful english dictionary

• put somebody off their stride — put sb off their ˈstride idiom to make sb take their attention off what they are doing and stop doing it so well • The shouting from the back of the hall completely put me off my stride. Main entry: ↑strideidiom …   Useful 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 off — verb 1. leave (Freq. 15) The family took off for Florida • Syn: ↑depart, ↑part, ↑start, ↑start out, ↑set forth, ↑set off, ↑set out …   Useful english dictionary