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Take aback:
To surprise (almost always used in the form - "to be taken aback"). ex. "I was taken aback by his reaction."
Take after:
To resemble (a person). ex. "She really takes after her father."
Take care of:
1) To provide care for. ex. "John took good care of his car and ended up selling it for a lot of money."
2) To assume responsibility for doing. ex. "Who's going to tell him? I'll take care of it."
Take off:
1) To remove. ex. "Please take off your hat when you're indoors."
2) To leave. To split. ex. "I think I'm going to take off - I'm really tired."
3) To leave the ground (plane or rocket). ex. "When the plane took off I felt very nervous."
Take over:
To take control over ex. "After Jim retired, Nancy took over the family business."
Talk back:
To respond in a rude, or agressive way. ex. "Don't talk back to your father like that!"
Talk (someone) into (something):
To convince/persuade someone (by talking to them) to do something. ex. "He talked me into buying a Mazda."
Talk (someone) out of (something):
To convince/persuade someone (by talking to them) NOT to do something.. ex. "I was going to buy a Mazda, but my cousin talked me out of it."
Talk (something) over:
To discuss. ex. "It's a good deal, but I have to talk it over with my husband."
Tell off:
To criticize (sometimes severely). ex. "I told the babysitter off for not taking good care of my son."
Tell on:
To report bad behavior. ex. "Every time I did something wrong when I was a child, my brother would tell on me."
Think up:
To create or invent (a story, plan, etc.) ex. "The two writers always think up really interesting plots. "
Throw away/ Throw out:
To put something in the garbage. To discard. ex. "Maria, stop playing with that paper - throw it out!"
Throw (someone) off:
To make someone lose their concentration/ to mislead someone. ex. "I know you're doing that just to throw me off, but it's not going to work."
Throw up:
To vomit. ex. "If you drink too much alcohol, you might throw up."
Try out:
When talking about teams, bands, etc. - To attempt to become accepted as a member. ex. "She tried out for the basketball team, but they told her that she was too short."
Turn down:
To reject. To say no to. ex. "The new candidate turned down the job offer."
Turn into:
To become. To transform into. ex. "The frog turned into a Prince after the Princess kissed him."
Turn on:
1) To start by turning a handle or switch. ex. "Turn on the light - it's dark in here."
2) To turn (someone) on - To excite (often sexually). ex. "Girls like that really turn me on."
Turn out:
1) To produce an unexpected result. ex. "I thought he was an honest man, but it turns out he had been lying to me all along."
2) To appear. To come. (to a protest, an event, etc.) ex. "500,000 people turned out for the concert."
Turn up:
Appear. To be found. ex. "I'm sure your wallet will turn up somewhere."
Turn (something) up:
To make something louder. ex. "Turn up the radio - I love that song!"
