give or take允許…有小誤差；增減…而無大變化
have(got) what it takes
a. [美國口語]
b. 具備成功(或出名)的一切必要條件(如金錢、美貌、素質(zhì)、才智、勇敢等)
c. 吸引力；性魅力[亦作 what it takes]
not taking any
a. [口語]
b. 不打算做；沒興趣做
c. 謝絕；不接受
on the take
a. [美國俚語]
b. 被買通，受賄；貪贓枉法
c. 敲詐，敲竹杠；伺機(jī)吞噬(或攫取)；伺機(jī)損人利己，尋機(jī)占便宜
take a leak[俚語]小便
take as read
a. 認(rèn)定…不會有錯；認(rèn)為不必宣讀(會議記錄等)
b. 宣稱對…滿意；聲言對…沒意見
take effect
a. (藥等)見效，(法規(guī)等)生效
b. 實(shí)行，實(shí)施
take five (或 ten 等)休息五(或十)分鐘；小憩
take for granted認(rèn)為…是理所當(dāng)然；(因視作當(dāng)然)對…不予理睬
take home to oneself[口語]充分理解，深刻領(lǐng)會
take it
a. 默然同意；接受
b. 認(rèn)為，以為；猜想
c. 斷定；相信
d. [美國俚語]忍受，忍受得住(困難、痛苦、不幸、批評等)(常與 can 或 be able to 連用)
take it all in仔細(xì)聆聽；全部聽進(jìn)
take it away(電臺或電視臺用來開始廣播或播放的信號語)開始播放，開播
take it (或things) easy on (或with)
a. 小心謹(jǐn)慎地對待；溫和地對待
b. [口語]少用；省著用
take it from me=you may take it from me
take it from there負(fù)責(zé)那以后的事情，負(fù)責(zé)剩下的事
take it ill見ill. take it kindly欣然聽從(忠告等)，當(dāng)作善意
take it (或 life) on the chin
a. [美國俚語]
b. 慘敗；倒霉；遭到痛擊
c. 忍受責(zé)罰，忍受痛苦
take it or leave it要么接受，要么放棄；要不要隨你的便；不容討價還價
take it out in接受…作為補(bǔ)償
take it out of someone
a. [口語]使某人衰弱，讓某人疲憊不堪
b. 找某人出氣，拿某人泄憤；向某人報(bào)復(fù)
c. 剝削某人；榨取某人的錢[亦作 take it out on someone]
take kindly to[常用于否定句、疑問句和條件句]喜歡，對…有好感；樂于接受
take me not up before I fall
[蘇格蘭口語]回答我之前，先聽我講完
take me with you
讓我理解你的意思[源自莎士比亞作品]
taken all in all= taking one thing with another
或 taken one thing with another ＝take upon oneself
take some不大容易