take+on+about
91take the bull by its horns — Taking a bull by its horns would be the most direct but also the most dangerous way to try to compete with such an animal. When we use the phrase in everyday talk, we mean that the person we are talking about tackles their problems directly and… …
92take the words out of someone's mouth — To say exactly what someone else was about to say • • • Main Entry: ↑word * * * say what someone else was about to say …
93take the mickey out of someone — take the mickey (out of someone) Brit informal : to make fun of someone Did you mean what you said about me or were you just taking the mickey? [=kidding] We took the mickey out of her [=we teased her] about her new hairstyle. • • • Main Entry:… …
94take somebody into your confidence — take sb into your confidence idiom to tell sb secrets and personal information about yourself • She took me into her confidence and told me about the problems she was facing. Main entry: ↑confidenceidiom …
95Take Root — Take Root, a non profit organization funded by the US Department of Justice, [ [http://www.takeroot.org/home.php Take Root official web site home page] See note in lower left hand corner of home page; retrieved October 19, 2007] [… …
96take 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… …
97take 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… …
98take for granted — If you take something for granted, you don t worry or think about it because you assume you will always have it. If you take someone for granted, you don t show your appreciation to them …
99take the bad with the good — To accept unpleasant things along with pleasant ones • • • Main Entry: ↑bad * * * take the bad with the good phrase to accept that bad things happen and not complain about them Thesaurus: to be patient, and to not complain too muchsynonym… …
100take heart (from something) — phrase to feel happier or less worried because of something The team took heart from an honourable draw. Thesaurus: to be, or to become happy or happiersynonym Main entry: heart * * * take ˈheart (from sth) …
