>TAKE DOWN (1)

Posted on 8 April 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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take down = separate something into pieces and put it back in its place

examples:

  • When it started to rain, we took the tent down and returned home. That was the end to our pic nic.
  • When the school play ended, we took down all the scenery.
  • When the politician ended his speech, the technicians took the platform where he was speaking down.
  • The scaffold is a metal structure around a building being built. Workmen stand on it and build, paint, repair the building. When they finish their work, they take it down.
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>TAKE DOWN (1)

Posted on 8 April 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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take down = separate something into pieces and put it back in its place

examples:

  • When it started to rain, we took the tent down and returned home. That was the end to our pic nic.
  • When the school play ended, we took down all the scenery.
  • When the politician ended his speech, the technicians took the platform where he was speaking down.
  • The scaffold is a metal structure around a building being built. Workmen stand on it and build, paint, repair the building. When they finish their work, they take it down.
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>TAKE IN (3)

Posted on 8 April 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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take in = as a police officer take a person to the police station to ask him/her questions

examples:

  • After the robbery they took us all in from the neighbourhood and asked what we had seen.
  • The police have taken all residents of the block in for questioning.
  • Two police officers took me in and kept me there all night.
  • She has been taken in for questioning. Eveybody is a suspect.
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>TAKE IN (3)

Posted on 8 April 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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take in = as a police officer take a person to the police station to ask him/her questions

examples:

  • After the robbery they took us all in from the neighbourhood and asked what we had seen.
  • The police have taken all residents of the block in for questioning.
  • Two police officers took me in and kept me there all night.
  • She has been taken in for questioning. Eveybody is a suspect.
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>TAKE IN (2)

Posted on 7 April 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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take in = accept someone in an institution (as a member, a student or a patient)

examples:

  • Our university takes in students from around the world every year.
  • Hospitals should have enough room to take in all patients who need treatment.
  • The organization wants to take more refugees in but there are really no funds to take more in.
  • Can you believe that only a few years ago some universities did not take women in?
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>TAKE IN (2)

Posted on 7 April 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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take in = accept someone in an institution (as a member, a student or a patient)

examples:

  • Our university takes in students from around the world every year.
  • Hospitals should have enough room to take in all patients who need treatment.
  • The organization wants to take more refugees in but there are really no funds to take more in.
  • Can you believe that only a few years ago some universities did not take women in?
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>TAKE IN (1), TAKE INTO (1), KICK OUT (2)

Posted on 6 April 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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take in, take into = take somebody or something to another place

examples:

  • I took him into the kitchen to tell him the secret.
  • I ‘m going to town tomorrow in my car. I can take you in, if you want. 
  • I took the video recorder in to the shop I bought it from because there was a problem with a button. 
  • If you want to talk to the supervisor, I can take you in right away. 
  • She felt very tired and I took her in a cup of coffee. 
  • My grandmother has been taken into hospital. 
  • I took my grandfather in for his regular check-up at the doctor’s.  

kick out (of a place) = force someone to leave (a place)

  • He was so drunk that they kicked him out of the restaurant.
  • We haven’t paid the rent for months. They are going to kick us out of the apartment.
  • He had caused so much trouble that in the end they kicked him out of school.
  • They were kicked out of the club for fighting.
  • He was kicked out of the company for stealing.
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>TAKE IN (1), TAKE INTO (1), KICK OUT (2)

Posted on 6 April 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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take in, take into = take somebody or something to another place

examples:

  • I took him into the kitchen to tell him the secret.
  • I ‘m going to town tomorrow in my car. I can take you in, if you want. 
  • I took the video recorder in to the shop I bought it from because there was a problem with a button. 
  • If you want to talk to the supervisor, I can take you in right away. 
  • She felt very tired and I took her in a cup of coffee. 
  • My grandmother has been taken into hospital. 
  • I took my grandfather in for his regular check-up at the doctor’s.  

kick out (of a place) = force someone to leave (a place)

  • He was so drunk that they kicked him out of the restaurant.
  • We haven’t paid the rent for months. They are going to kick us out of the apartment.
  • He had caused so much trouble that in the end they kicked him out of school.
  • They were kicked out of the club for fighting.
  • He was kicked out of the company for stealing.
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>TAKE IN (5)

Posted on 6 April 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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take in = make narrower

 examples:

  • I have lost weight and none of my old clothes fit me any more. I have to take them all in.
  • My mum will take the skirt in a bit. It is too wide at the waist.
  • These trousers are not tight enough like I wanted them. I need to take them in a bit.
  • This was my sister’s dress and she is not as thin as I am. I need to take it in a couple of inches.
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>TAKE IN (5)

Posted on 6 April 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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take in = make narrower

 examples:

  • I have lost weight and none of my old clothes fit me any more. I have to take them all in.
  • My mum will take the skirt in a bit. It is too wide at the waist.
  • These trousers are not tight enough like I wanted them. I need to take them in a bit.
  • This was my sister’s dress and she is not as thin as I am. I need to take it in a couple of inches.
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