Идиомы на букву T

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  • take turns
    делать что-либо по очереди (с другими)
    The majority of people in our office prefer to take their holidays in summer, so we have to take turns.
  • take umbrage at (something)
    обижаться, чувствовать себя обиженным
    George is too quick to take umbrage at any remark.
  • take up (clothes)
    укоротить, сделать короче
    My skirt is too long; I need to have it taken up.
  • take up (something)
    начать заниматься чем-либо (спортом или каким-либо делом)
    Ralf didn't take up golf until he was fifty.
  • take up (somewhere)
    начать с того места, где закончили
    "Look here, class! We will take up the exercise where we left off yesterday."
  • take up (space or room)
    занимать место, наполнять собой
    The copying of these letters took up all day.
  • take up (time)
    отнимать время
    "You have taken up quite enough of my time, Bob."
  • take up a collection
    собрать деньги на что-либо
    Sam is willing to take up a collection for his holiday abroad.
  • take up arms against (someone or something)
    взяться за оружие против кого-либо \ чего-либо, встать на защиту
    The people of the Soviet Union took up arms against the Nazis to defend their country.
  • take up where one left off
    начать с того, чем закончили
    I stopped reading the book at chapter six and now I will take up where I left off.
  • take up with (someone)
    начать общаться, водить компанию с кем-либо
    After the holiday I never took up with Adam again.
  • taken aback
    (неприятно) удивиться
    Sue was downright rude to me and I was taken aback.
  • taken for dead
    считаться умершими
    After the avalanche a few people were taken for dead though their bodies were not found.
  • to take it
    выносить, терпеть (неприятности, критику, оскорбления)
    "I am not going to take it submissively, mind you."
  • to take off
    взлететь, оторваться от земли
    The helicopters will take off when the weather clears.
  • 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."