Phrases with TAKE

  Here are some common phrasal verbs and expressions with ‘take’:

- Take off (1) - to leave the ground (for a plane or helicopter)
- Take off (2) - to remove clothes (take off your hat)
- Take up - to accept or start something
- Take away - to remove, to take food home from a restaurant
- Take back - to apologise for something said
- Take over - to conquer, to get by force (take over a company).
- Take a nap - to sleep for a short time
- Take a look - to look quickly
- Take action - to do something
- Take root - to begin to grow (an idea took root in my mind)
- Take five - to have a short time to rest
- Take a break - to have a short time to rest
- Take a rest - to have a short time to rest
- Take a deep breath - to breathe deeply once
- Take it - to be able to stand or tolerate something (He hit Big Joe hard, but Big Joe could take it)
- Take medicine - to consume medicine ('eat medicine' is not correct).