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b) He took against me when I was promoted over him.
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take against — TAKE A DISLIKE TO, feel hostile towards, view with disfavour, look askance at. → take * * * phrasal chiefly Britain : take sides against : oppose : feel dislike for or disapproval of nodded to the unknown guest; took against him Virginia Woolf… … Useful english dictionary
take against — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms take against : present tense I/you/we/they take against he/she/it takes against present participle taking against past tense took against past participle taken against informal take against someone to begin to … English dictionary
take against — PHRASAL VERB: no passive If you take against someone or something, you develop a dislike for them, often for no good reason. [mainly BRIT] [V P n] It is not an unsympathetic biography, but Sir Edward has taken against it … English dictionary
take against — Brit. begin to dislike (someone). → take … English new terms dictionary
take against somebody — ˌtake aˈgainst sb/sth derived no passive (old fashioned, BrE) to start not liking sb/sth for no clear reason Main entry: ↑takederived … Useful english dictionary
take against something — ˌtake aˈgainst sb/sth derived no passive (old fashioned, BrE) to start not liking sb/sth for no clear reason Main entry: ↑takederived … 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 — 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 — I [[t]te͟ɪk[/t]] USED WITH NOUNS DESCRIBING ACTIONS ♦ takes, taking, took, taken (Take is used in combination with a wide range of nouns, where the meaning of the combination is mostly given by the noun. Many of these combinations are common… … English dictionary
take — I UK [teɪk] / US verb Word forms take : present tense I/you/we/they take he/she/it takes present participle taking past tense took UK [tʊk] / US past participle taken UK [ˈteɪkən] / US *** 1) [transitive] to move something or someone from one… … English dictionary
