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• take pride in (something)
  гордиться чем-либо

  Mrs. Williamson takes pride in her well-kept garden.
• take offense at (someone or something)
  обидеться на кого-либо \ что-либо

  Mike is quick to take offense at his girlfriend.
• take heart
  воспрянуть духом, подбодриться

  "It is impossible not to take heart in the company of such a nice person like you."
• take down (something)
  записывать что-либо

  Rita gave me her phone number and I quickly took it down.
• take a turn for the better
  изменяться к лучшему; поправляться

  Things began taking a turn for the better.
• thick-skinned
  толстокожий, не чувствительный

  It's good to be thick-skinned; then you are not easily hurt or upset.
• tell it to the marines/Sweeney
  чепуха, ври больше! Расскажи это своей бабушке!

  I didn't believe Emma's crazy story about her love affair and I told her to tell it to the marines.
• talk through one's hat
  вести глупые разговоры, "нести чушь"

  "You are talking through your hat! What's got into you, I wonder?"
• take a course in (something)
  записываться на курсы, чтобы изучать что-либо

  Fanny is fond of patchwork and she has decided to take a course in it this year.
• take (something/it) to the bank
  считать что-либо надёжным

  Your business project seems to be shady, and I am not sure you can take it to the bank.
• take (something) lying down
  безропотно сносить что-либо

  Jeremy never takes unpleasant things lying down; he always fights back.
• to be in high spirits
  быть в хорошем настроении

  I am in high spirits today.
• teach someone a lesson
  преподать кому-либо урок, проучить кого-либо

  The burns the child got from playing with matches taught him a lesson.
• take a load off one's feet
  сесть и отдохнуть

  "Come in and sit down. Take a load off your feet."
• take (someone) into one's confidence
  поверять кому-либо свои секреты

  I usually take my best friend into my confidence when I have problems.
• to be on easy street
  в полном довольстве, богатстве

  Jenny has been on easy street since she inherited a lot of money.
• That makes two of us.
  то же самое справедливо и обо мне

  "I don't want to take part in the track and field event," Lucy said. -"That makes two of us," Cathy replied.
• take it slow
  идти, передвигаться медленно

  I don't like an icy road and always take it slow.
• tackle a problem
  биться над проблемой

  All the members of the staff had to tackle the problem of advertising.
• teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
  поучать старших, "учить учёного"

  Bill was trying to show the mechanic how to repair his car, and it was like teaching my grandmother to suck eggs.
• take up (clothes)
  укоротить, сделать короче

  My skirt is too long; I need to have it taken up.
• take off one's hat to (someone)
  выражать восхищение, преклоняться перед кем-либо, "снимать пере кем-либо шляпу"

  I take off my hat to Sally for her courage and endurance.
• time is money
  время - деньги

  "Don't waste your time doing nothing; remember time is money."
• take (someone) to task
  упрекать кого-либо, делать выговор

  Mrs. Shelby took her husband to task for his cruel conduct to his cousin Jeffrey.
• take care of number one
  заботиться, думать только о себе любимом

  Sofia is extremely selfish; she only takes care of number one and never thinks about other people.
• trick (someone) into (doing something)
  заставить обманным путём делать что-либо

  The gypsy tricked me into giving her all of the money I had about me.
• to take on (something)
  брать на себя, предпринимать что-либо

  "I don't feel inclined to take on any more work at the moment. I am too busy."
• throw money around
  сорить деньгами

  Paul made up his mind to buy a piece of waste land and built a swimming pool on it, but I believe that he is simply throwing money around; the idea doesn't seem to be good.
• take (someone) to the cleaners
  обмануть кого-либо

  The other day George went to the casino and they took him to the cleaners.
• throw a monkey wrench into the works
  испортить всё дело; вставлять палки в колёса

  The game went smoothly until Jeremy threw a monkey wrench into the works by fussing about the rules.
• turn (someone's) stomach
  вызывать тошноту

  The rolling of the boat turned his stomach.
• talk (someone) out of (something)
  отговорить кого-либо от чего-либо, разубедить

  I tried to talk my husband out of buying a spots car, so far without any success.
• turn the clock back
  повернуть вспять

  Mrs. Brown wishes she could turn the clock back to the days before the children grew up and left home.
• take a nap
  вздремнуть

  We are all busy in the evening except Dad who usually takes a nap on the sofa.
• take a new turn
  принять новый оборот

  The fund rising campaign took a new turn when a big company joined in it.