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  • take (someone's) part
    встать на чью-либо сторону (в споре)
    My mother always takes my husband's part when we have a quarrel.
  • turn on one's heel
    круто повернуться
    Jonathan turned on his heel and dashed out of the room.
  • take the liberty of (doing something)
    позволить себе сделать что-либо
    I took the liberty of telling my instructor what I thought about his method of teaching skiing.
  • take it upon oneself to (do something)
    брать на себя ответственность
    "You can't possibly take it upon yourself to make such a serious decision."
  • take charge of (someone or something)
    взять в свои руки что-либо, контролировать кого-либо
    The great corporations have taken charge of the press and the radio and the state legislatures through their lobby system.
  • take a beating
    понести убытки, потерять много денег
    To avoid taking a beating I decided not to sell my country house.
  • take it easy on (someone or something)
    относиться спокойно к кому-либо, не слишком усердствовать в чём-либо
    Try to take it easy on the salt; too much salt is bad for your health.
  • take (someone) down a notch/peg or two
    осадить кого-либо, сбить спесь
    Rita started to put on airs, and David decided to take her down a peg or two.
  • tidy sum of money
    довольно большая сумма денег
    Samuel decided to sell his shop and hoped to get a tidy sum of money from the sale.
  • time is ripe
    пришло время
    Cathy thought the time was ripe to tell her mother about the broken vase.
  • take the money and run
    принять предложенное пока предложение в силе
    Bill planned to take the money and run as he was not sure that he would be given any more money for the settlement of his car accident.
  • take issue with (someone)
    вести дискуссию, спорить с кем-либо
    I am ready to take issue with you on this point.
  • tear/rip (someone) limb from limb
    разорвать кого-либо на части
    Two large dogs attacked a small kitten and tore it limb from limb.
  • turn out
    оказаться, прийти
    The day turned out to be warm and clear.
  • throw (something) back in (someone's) face
    ответить, отплатить кому-либо тем же
    Ivory insulted me and I immediately threw the insult back in his face.
  • take shape
    принять форму, воплотиться, оформиться
    Suspicion of a frame-up began to take shape in their mind.
  • take on too much
    брать на себя слишком много (работы, заданий)
    I don't want my mother to take on too much house work.
  • take the stand
    занять место свидетеля (в зале суда)
    Berth took the stand in the murder trial yesterday.
  • take precedence over (someone or something)
    иметь первоочерёдность, преимущество перед кем-либо \ чем-либо
    The rights of handicapped people take precedence over the rights of healthy people.
  • thumbnail sketch
    краткое описание кого-либо \чего-либо
    All the books of this author include a thumbnail sketch of the plot.
  • to be under a cloud (of suspicion)
    быть под подозрением
    It was hinted that Pat and Pam were drug dealers and were under a cloud of suspicion.
  • take (something) out on (someone or something)
    выместить что-либо (гнев, страх) на ком-либо \ чём-либо
    Hob came home angry at losing his job and took it out on his wife.
  • take one's own medicine
    принять заслуженное наказание, не жалуясь
    Criticizing others is one thing; taking one's own medicine is something different.
  • throw the book at (someone)
    сурово наказать кого-либо
    Because it was the third time Sam Jordan had been caught speeding, the judge threw the book at him.
  • take the edge off (something)
    притупить, ослабить, умерить что-либо
    Cora's objection took the edge off his arguments.
  • take place
    происходить
    "Where will the meeting take place? Do you know?"
  • take kindly to (someone or something)
    быть довольным кем-либо \ чем-либо
    I don't take kindly to people who try to impose their opinions on me.
  • take it
    понимать что-либо
    "I take it that you are not going to help me. Am I right?"
  • to kick off (something)
    начинать что-либо, запускать
    The new project was kicked off that day.
  • through the grapevine
    (услышать, узнать) от других людей
    We heard it through the grapevine that Jill is to be promoted soon.
  • take on (something)
    загружать, брать груз
    The huge jet took a lot of cargo on board.
  • talk in circles
    говорить одно и тоже, "толочь воду в ступе"
    "Stop talking in circles; tell me straight what you want me to do."
  • turn a profit
    получать прибыль
    Our company has been turning a profit since it opened two years ago.
  • throw oneself at/on the mercy of the court
    просить помилования, пощады
    The man threw himself at the mercy of his captors.
  • take a leak
    мочиться, выделять мочу
    "Will you stop the car at the side of the road? The kids want to take a leak."