ENGLISH PHRASES AND IDIOMS FOR EVERYDAY USE

• take a dim view of something - disapprove of something - My sister takes a dim view of the way I raise my children. 

• take a break - stop for rest - Let’s take a break, I’m tired. 

• take advantage of - use for one's own benefit, to profit from - We took advantage of the low prices and bought a computer and a monitor. 

• take after - be like one of the parents - Tom takes after his father in character, and after his mother in appearance. 

• take a stand on something - make a firm opinion/decision on smth. People need to take a stand on the issue of nuclear weapons. 

• take care of - look after, protect, see that smth. is done properly - Can you take care of my dog while I’m away? Tom takes good care of his car. 

• take hold of something - take, hold -Take hold of this rope and pull. 

• take into account - consider smth. - You must take into account her old age.
• take it easy - relax, be calm - Take it easy, everything will be OK. 

• take (it) for granted - accept as given - Mother's love is always taken for granted by children. 

• take one's breath away - That great view took my breath away. 

• take one's time - do slowly - Don't hurry. Take your time. 

• take one’s word for it - believe -Take my word for it, he won’t go there. 

• take pains - try hard to do it well - He took pains to make his report perfect. 

• take part in smth. - participate in - Mary is going to take part in the show. 

• take place - happen - The accident took place on Oak Street. 

• take someone's mind off things - distract from fixed ideas/thoughts Go to a concert or a movie to take your mind off things. 

• take steps - take action /measures - We need to take steps against it. 

• take the words right out of one's mouth - say the same before somebody 
else says it - I was about to say the same! You took the words right out of my mouth. 

• take time - take a long time - It takes time to get used to a new place. 

• take time off - be absent from work - He took time off to attend the wedding. 

• take turns - alternate doing something one after another - We went to Minsk by car. We didn't get tired because we took turns driving 

• talk back - answer rudely - Don't talk back to the teacher! 

• talk it over - discuss - I'll talk it over with my family. 

• tell apart - see the difference - Can you tell the twins apart? 

• That's just the point. - That's it. - That's just the point! I hate this job! 

• the writing on the wall - a sign of future events (usually, trouble) - The plane crashed. Tim said he saw the writing on the wall about this flight. 

• not think much of - think low - I don't think much of her cooking. 

• think over - consider carefully - Think over your answer. Think it over carefully. 

• till one is blue in the face - try hard - I repeated it till I was blue in the face! 

• to make a long story short - in short -To make a long story short, we won.

• to say the least - to make the minimum comment about smth. - самое малое, что можно сказать - The film was boring and long, to say the least. 

• try on - put on new clothes to test them for size or look -Try on this leather coat, it's very good. She tried it on, but it didn’t fit her at all. 

• try one's hand at something - try - I want to try my hand at painting. 

• turn on / off - switch on / off - Turn on the radio. Turn off the water.


• turn out to be - result/end this way - He turned out to be a very good actor.
• turn over a new leaf - make a fresh start in life, work, etc. - He promises to turn over a new leaf and quit alcohol for good. 

• turn the tide - reverse the course of events -The new evidence turned the tide, and the defendant was acquitted of charges.

What are phrasal verbs?

1. A phrasal verb is a verb plus a preposition or adverb which creates a meaning different from the original verb.

Example:
I ran into my teacher at the movies last night. run + into = meet
He ran away when he was 15. run + away = leave home

2. Some phrasal verbs are intransitive. An intransitive verb cannot be followed by an object.

Example:
He suddenly showed up. "show up" cannot take an object

3. Some phrasal verbs are transitive. A transitive verb can be followed by an object.
Example:
I made up the story. "story" is the object of "make up"

4. Some transitive phrasal verbs are separable. The object is placed between the verb and the preposition. In this Phrasal Verb Dictionary, separable phrasal verbs are marked by placing a * between the verb and the preposition / adverb.
Example:
I talked my mother into letting me borrow the car.
She looked the phone number up.

5. Some transitive phrasal verbs are inseparable. The object is placed after the preposition. In this Phrasal Verb Dictionary, inseparable phrasal verbs are marked by placing a + after the preposition / adverb.
Example:
I ran into an old friend yesterday.
They are looking into the problem.

6. Some transitive phrasal verbs can take an object in both places. In this Phrasal Verb Dictionary, such phrasal verbs are marked with both * and + .
Example:
I looked the number up in the phone book.
I looked up the number in the phone book.

7. WARNING! Although many phrasal verbs can take an object in both places, you must put the object between the verb and the preposition if the object is a pronoun.
Example:
I looked the number up in the phone book.
I looked up the number in the phone book.
I looked it up in the phone book. correct
I looked up it in the phone book. incorrect
Also try our Verb + Preposition Dictionary to look up standard verb + prepostion combination

Part of speech is a term for one of the eight

*Part of speech is a term for one of the eight* main categories into which words are classified according to their functions in sentences:

1/- Nouns: are names of a person, place or a thing, including feelings, ideas and qualities.
a)- proper nouns:
Names a particular person, place or a thing, eg : Anne, London, Ford
b)- Common nouns:
Names a whole category of persons, place or things, eg: Women, street, car. 

2/- Pronouns: Used in place of a noun, eg: I, me, her, mine, theirs, who?, that, all, both...

3/- Verbs: Tells what a noun or pronoun is or does.
a)- Action verbs: Shows physical or mental activity, eg :run, go, think, forget
b)- Linking verbs:Links the subject to a word or phrase that renames and / or describes it, eg: - Jessy is the winner.
- You seem very tired. 

4/- Adjectives: Modifies a noun or pronoun: tells what kind, how much, how many, or which one, eg : "Two happy little" boys with red balloons. 

5/ Adverbs: Modifies an action verb, an adjective, or another adverb; tells where, when, how or to what extent/degree, eg: -
- He is playing "outside".
- We worked "quickly".
- They are leaving "soon"
- Micheal is "very" smart.

6/- Prepositions: Shows the relationship between the noun or pronoun that follows it and some other word in the sentence, eg: - The man "in" the blue car is going" to" the park.
- The letter is "from" him.

7/- Conjunctions: Parts of speech that join words, phrases or clauses: "and, for, yet, but, or, nor, so"
eg:- Jason "and" Eric work together.
- We were late, "so" we ate in the car.

8/- Interjections: Expresses surprise or emotion, eg: - "Oh"! The car's on fire! Help!