Pick /take up the ball and run with it This is an American idiom. It means take an idea or plan and develop it further.… Continue reading
Common idioms with take
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Verb complementation
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Different verbs can be followed by different kinds of word and structure. Some verbs can be followed by infinitives with or without to; some verbs… Continue reading
Hear, see etc + object + infinitive without to
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Most verbs of perception (e.g. hear, see, watch, notice) are followed by object + infinitive (without to). I heard him cry. (NOT I heard him… Continue reading
Do so, do it and do that
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The expressions do so, do it and do that are often used to avoid repeating a verb and its object or complement. These structures are… Continue reading
Complements of verbs, nouns and adjectives
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Sometimes we need to add something to a verb, noun or adjective to complete its meaning. For example, if somebody says I want, we expect… Continue reading