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take to heart
lay to heart
To be seriously affected by; to feel deeply.
He took his brother's death very much to heart.
He took his friend's advice to heart.
take to one's heels
show a clean pair of heels
To begin to run or run away.
Начать бежать или убегать.
In the face of danger, she didn’t hesitate to show a clean pair of heels and sprinted for safety.
Перед лицом опасности она не колеблясь приняла решение избежать ее и бросилась бежать в безопасное место.
When he heard the police coming, the thief took to his heels.
Услышав приближение полиции, вор бросился наутек.
When the confrontation escalated, he decided it was best to show a clean pair of heels before things got out of hand.
Когда конфронтация обострилась, он решил, что лучше ретироваться, прежде чем ситуация выйдет из-под контроля.
When the thunderstorm rolled in unexpectedly, we had no choice but to take to our heels and seek shelter under the nearest tree.
Когда неожиданно налетела гроза, у нас не было выбора, кроме как бежать и искать укрытие под ближайшим деревом.
take to task
To reprove or scold for a fault or error.
He took his wife to task for her foolish wastefulness.
The principal took Bill to task for breaking the window.
take to the cleaners
To win all the money another person has (as in poker).
Watch out if you play poker with Joe; he'll take you to the cleaners.
To cheat a person out of his money and possessions by means of a crooked business transaction or other means of dishonest conduct.
I'll never forgive myself for becoming associated with Joe; he took me to the cleaners.
take to the woods
To run away and hide.
Bob took to the woods so he would not have to mow the grass.
When John saw the girls coming, he took to the woods.
take to
To go to or into; get yourself quickly to. Often used in the imperative.
Take to the boats! The ship is sinking.
Take to the hills! The bandits are coming!
We took to the woods during the day so no one would see us.
We stopped at a hotel for the night but took to the road again the next morning.
To begin the work or job of; make a habit of.
Grandfather took to smoking cigars when he was young and he still smokes them.
He took to repairing watches in his spare time.
She took to knitting when she got older.
The cat took to jumping on the table at mealtime.
Uncle Willie took to drink while he was a sailor.
To learn easily; do well at.
Father tried to teach John to swim, but John didn't take to it.
Mary takes to mathematics like a duck takes to water.
To like at first meeting; be pleased by or attracted to; accept quickly.
Mary didn't take kindly to the new rule that her mother made of being home at 6 o'clock.
Our dog always takes to children quickly.
take turns
To do something one after another instead of doing it all at the same time. To alternate, to change people while doing something.
During the trip, Darlene and I took turns driving so that neither of us would tire out.
I have to make sure that my two sons take turns playing the video game.
In class we should not talk all at the same time; we should take turns.
Jean and Beth took turns on the swing.
The three men took turns driving so one would not be too tired.
The two boys took turns at digging the hole.
take up arms
To get ready to fight; fight or make war.
The President called on people to take up arms against poverty.
The people were quick to take up arms to defend their freedom.