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  • 11take (something) away from something — take (something) away from (someone/something) to reduce the praise earned by a person or group. She did a lot to help people, and no one should ever try to take that away from her. We made some mistakes, but I don t want to take anything away… …

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  • 12take heart (from something) — phrase to feel happier or less worried because of something The team took heart from an honourable draw. Thesaurus: to be, or to become happy or happiersynonym Main entry: heart * * * take ˈheart (from sth) …

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  • 13take (something) away from someone — take (something) away from (someone/something) to reduce the praise earned by a person or group. She did a lot to help people, and no one should ever try to take that away from her. We made some mistakes, but I don t want to take anything away… …

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  • 14take (something) away from — (someone/something) to reduce the praise earned by a person or group. She did a lot to help people, and no one should ever try to take that away from her. We made some mistakes, but I don t want to take anything away from Iowa State they played a …

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  • 15take courage from something — phrase to feel more confident and hopeful because of something We can take courage from his success. Thesaurus: to be, or to become happy or happiersynonym Main entry: courage …

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  • 16take something off the boil — british phrase to remove something from heat so that it stops boiling Take the pan off the boil and add the remaining ingredients. Thesaurus: to change consistencyhyponym Main entry: boil …

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  • 17take over from something — ˌtake ˈover (from sth) derived to become bigger or more important than sth else; to replace sth • Try not to let negative thoughts take over. • It has been suggested that mammals took over from dinosaurs 65 million years ago. • In your teens, pee …

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  • 18take something over from somebody — ˌtake ˈover (from sb) | ˌtake sthˈover (from sb) derived 1. to begin to have control of or responsibility for sth, especially in place of sb else 2. to gain control of a political party, a country, etc • The army is threatening to take over if… …

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  • 19take something as gospel — take (something) as gospel to believe that something is certainly true. His opinions on international issues are taken as gospel by his colleagues. Etymology: from the literal meaning of gospel (= one of the books in the Bible that tell the story …

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  • 20take away from something — ˌtake aˈway from sth derived no passive to make the effort or value of sth seem less Syn: detract from • I don t want to take away from his achievements, but he couldn t have done it without my help. Main entry: ↑ …

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