1I was taken ............... when they told me that I had failed.
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The phrase "taken aback" means shocked or surprised.
2She takes ............... her mother.
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The phrasal verb "takes after" means resembles a family member.
3My brother tried to take ............... my toys, but I didn't let him.
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The phrasal verb "take away" means remove something from someone or somewhere.
4The minister refused to take ............... his remarks.
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The phrasal verb "take back" means retract something you said.
5The court ordered the company to take ............... their hoardings.
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The phrasal verb "take down" means remove something from a wall or public place.
6I took him ............... a foreigner.
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The phrase "took for" means mistakenly regarded someone as something.
7A kind woman took ............... the pup that had been abandoned by its owners.
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The phrasal verb "took in" means gave a home to someone or something.
8Please take ............... your shoes before entering the temple.
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The phrasal verb "take off" means remove clothing, shoes, or accessories.
9The plane took ............... at the scheduled time.
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The phrasal verb "took off" means left the ground and began flying.
10I don't want to take ............... any more work at the moment.
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The phrasal verb "take on" means accept responsibility for work.
11The company is planning to take ............... more programmers.
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The phrasal verb "take on" means hire or employ people.
12A multinational firm is going to take ............... our company.
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The phrasal verb "take over" means gain control of a company or organization.
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- I was taken aback when they told me that I had failed.
- She takes after her mother.
- My brother tried to take away my toys, but I didn’t let him.
- The minister refused to take back his remarks.
- The court ordered the company to take down their hoardings.
- I took him for a foreigner.
- A kind woman took in the pup that had been abandoned by its owners.
- Please take off your shoes before entering the temple.
- The plane took off at the scheduled time.
- I don’t want to take on any more work at the moment.
- The company is planning to take on more programmers.
- A multinational firm is going to take over our company.