work at (try hard to improve something) Learning English isn’t so easy. You have to work at it. I need to work at my handwriting. You both need to work at your marriage to succeed. envocabulary.com
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take over (do something that someone else was doing) Can you take over the cooking while I am away? (take control or responsibility of) Who will take over the leadership of the party?
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take out (remove something from a place) Can you take out the garbage when you go? (take money from a bank) I will take out $2000 to spend on vacation. (go with someone you have invited to a restaurant, club, the movies, etc.) Our boss is going to take …
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take for (mistake for, suppose mistakenly to be) Your husband looks so old that I took him for your father. Of course I didn’t do it. What do you take me for? (=I am not that type of person) Don’t take my silence as agreement. envocabulary.com
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take down (remove something that is on a wall or other place) Take down that poster and put up the map of the world. (separate a temporary structure into pieces, dismantle) You take down the tent and I’ll put these backpacks in the trunk of the car. (write down) We …
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