After the business trip she took a few days off.
»I am definitely looking forward to taking some time off.
Being too near a train track could take thousands off the price of a house.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
ˌtake sth ˈoff — phrasal verb 1) to remove a piece of clothing from your body Ant: put sth on 2) to spend a particular amount of time away from work I m taking Monday off to go to London.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
take somebody off something — ˌtake sb ˈoff sth derived often passive to remove sb from sth such as a job, position, piece of equipment, etc • The officer leading the investigation has been taken off the case. • After three days she was taken off the ventilator. Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
knock sth off — UK US knock sth off (sth) Phrasal Verb with knock({{}}/nɒk/ verb [T] INFORMAL ► to take a particular amount away from a price, value, etc.: »Living next door to an empty home can also knock 10% off the value of your own property, say experts.… … Financial and business terms
head sth off — UK US head sth off Phrasal Verb with head({{}}/hed/ verb ► to take action to stop something from happening: »The Federal Reserve was accused of failing to head off a crisis in home mortgages. »head off recession/inflation/legislation, etc … Financial and business terms
rake sth off — UK US rake sth off Phrasal Verb with rake({{}}/reɪk/ verb ► to take part of the money or profit that someone earns, used especially when this seems unfair or too much: »The fund management business rakes off a significant chunk of an investment s … Financial and business terms
knock sth off sth — UK US knock sth off (sth) Phrasal Verb with knock({{}}/nɒk/ verb [T] INFORMAL ► to take a particular amount away from a price, value, etc.: »Living next door to an empty home can also knock 10% off the value of your own property, say experts.… … Financial and business terms
ˌslip sth ˈoff — phrasal verb to take a piece of clothing off quickly Slip your shirt off.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ˌpolish sth ˈoff — phrasal verb informal to eat or drink something until it is finished Well, it didn t take us long to polish off the ice cream.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
take — take1 W1S1 [teık] v past tense took [tuk] past participle taken [ˈteıkən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(action)¦ 2¦(move)¦ 3¦(remove)¦ 4¦(time/money/effort etc)¦ 5¦(accept)¦ 6¦(hold something)¦ 7¦(travel)¦ 8 … Dictionary of contemporary English
take*/*/*/ — [teɪk] (past tense took [tʊk] ; past participle taken [ˈteɪkən] ) verb [T] I 1) to move or carry someone or something from one place to another Remember to take a pen with you.[/ex] What time do you take Amy to school?[/ex] The cat had to be… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
