|
Idiom |
Definition |
Usage |
| tail between
one's legs |
feeling ashamed and
beaten |
Because of the scandal,
he quit the company with his tail between his legs. |
| take a back seat |
accept a lower position |
I had to take a
back seat for the benefit of the company. |
| take a crack at |
attempt |
She decided to
take a crack at the entrance exam. |
| take a dim view
of |
disapprove of |
Our company will always
take a dim view of dishonest people. |
| take a hike |
leave |
I am tired of all your
complaining. You should take a hike. |
| take a leak |
urinate |
He stopped at the side
of the road to take a leak. |
| take a nosedive |
decrease in value |
The stock price is
expected to take a nosedive soon after it
is sold to the public. |
| take a powder |
leave quickly |
She decided to
take a powder after the meeting. |
| take a shine to |
like |
He began to take
a shine to the cute girl in the class. |
| take a stand on |
be decisive on |
The President decided to
take a stand on the tax issue. |
| take a trip |
go |
We plan to take
a trip to Japan in July. |
| take advantage
of |
benefit from |
Take advantage
of the beautiful weather and go to the beach. |
| take after |
resemble |
He tries to take
after his brother and wears the same type of
clothes. |
| take back |
revoke |
He had to take
back what he said about his boss. |
| take care of |
give attention to |
You should take
care of your health. |
| take care of |
deal with |
She had to take
care of the paperwork. |
| take down |
write |
Please take down
many notes during the lecture. |
| take down |
dismantle |
We had to take
down our tent because of the rain. |
| take in a show |
watch a movie |
Maybe I'm gonna
take in a show tonight. |
| take on |
hire |
The company is expected
to take on more employees next year. |
| take over |
take control of |
The larger bank is
expected to take over the smaller bank. |
| take roll |
check attendance |
I'm going to
take roll now. |
| take stock |
count the items of
merchandise or supplies in stock |
The store usually has to
take stock every three months. |
| take the company
public |
sell shares of the
company to the general public |
The owner needed more
money and decided to take the company public. |
| taken for |
cheated out of |
He was taken for
all his money at the casino. |
| taking care of
business |
doing what I have to do |
I have been
taking care of business. |
| team player |
someone who works well
with others |
He is really a
team player. |
| the inside track |
the advantage over
others |
He knows the manager so
he has the inside track for getting the new
job. |
| throw cold water
on |
forbid |
The manager decided to
throw cold water on the plans to leave early for
the weekend. |
| throw more money
at |
try to solve the problem
by spending more money on |
The product may do
better in the market if we throw more money at
it. |
| tight spot |
difficult situation |
The new product is not
selling as well as expected and has put the company in a
tight spot. |
| to move on |
to seduce |
I am going to try
to move on Joan next Saturday. |
| took a bath |
experienced great losses |
She took a bath
on the stock market last year. |
| took a beating |
lost money |
His brother really
took a beating on the stock market
recently. |
| tool around |
drive around |
I don't want to
tool around all night. It is time to go home. |
| turn off |
repulsive thing |
The awful language that
he uses is a turn off. |
| turn over |
rate of sale |
The new product
turn over has been incredible. |
In
this lesson you will learn American English idioms beginning with
the letter T. You will learn the definition and study the usage of
each idiom.
