Vocabulary
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Make great progress(separable)
“The software house really TOOK OFF when they produced the latest version of their DTP package.”
Allow passengers on a ship or plane(separable)
“The plane stopped at Zurich to TAKE ON some passengers.Assume a responsibility or accept a challenge.”
Borrow a library book(separable)
“I TOOK OUT all the books I needed for my essay from the library.”
Assume control(separable)
“A Hong Kong bank TOOK OVER the bank to enter the British market.”
Explain something to someone(separable)
“He TOOK me THROUGH the procedures before we started.”
Make a habit of something(inseparable)
“He's TAKEN TO wearing a baseball cap since his hair started thinning more noticeably.”
Fill or occupy time or space(separable)
“An awful lot of my time at work is TAKEN UP with pointless bureaucracy nowadays.”
Persuade(separable)
“He TALKED them AROUND to accepting his point of view.”
Talk to someone and not give them a chance to reply or listen to them(inseparable)
“There's no point trying to convince them- they'll just TALK AT you until you give up.”
Respond rudely to a person in authority
“The teacher was cross because the pupil TALKED BACK to her.”
Try to make something sound less important(separable)
“The company CEO TALKED DOWN the recent fall in shares.”
Talk in a way to show your superiority not communicate(inseparable)
“She's a dreadful teacher and TALKS DOWN TO her students instead of teaching them.”
Persuade someone to do something(separable)
“She didn't want to let me go, but I finally managed to TALK her INTO it.”
Discuss a problem or issue to find a solution(separable)
“They had a meeting to TALK OUT how people felt.”
Persuade someone not to do something(separable)
“He was going to drive home after drinking half a bottle of wine, but his friends TALKED him OUT OF it.”
Discuss(separable)
“We TALKED OVER the problems in our relationship, but couldn't sort things out.”
“She TALKED them AROUND to accepting her point of view.”
Guide someone through an issue(separable)
“The teacher TALKED me THROUGH the test so I knew what to expect.”
Make something appear more important or significant than it really is(separable)
“The government are trying to TALK UP the effect of their policies.”
Talk until you have nothing left to say(separable)
“He TALKED himself OUT after a couple of hours and calmed down.”
Get money off someone(separable)
“I TAPPED him FOR a loan.”
Use or exploit a plentiful resource for your benefit(inseparable)
“The company is hoping to TAP INTO the Chinese market.”
Have sex with(inseparable)
“He TAPPED OFF WITH someone at the party on Saturday.”
Play a rhythm quietly(separable)
“He TAPPED OUT the tune with his pencil while he was thinking.”
