1.
When an aeroplane color="blue">takes off, it leaves the ground and starts flying.
color="#222222">color="#005500">We eventually took off at 11 o'clock and arrived in Venice at 1.30.
color="darkviolet">? color="gray">land
color="green">color="gray">PHRASAL VERB: V P
2.
If something such as a product, an activity, or someone's career color="blue">takes off, it suddenly becomes very successful.
color="#222222">color="#005500">In 1944, he met Edith Piaf, and his career took off.
color="green">color="gray">PHRASAL VERB: V P
3.
If you color="blue">take off or color="blue">take color="blue">yourself color="blue">off, you go away, often suddenly and unexpectedly.
color="#222222">color="#005500">He took off at once and headed back to the motel...
color="#222222">color="#005500">He took himself off to Mexico.
color="green">color="gray">PHRASAL VERB: V P, V pron-refl P
4.
If you color="blue">take a garment color="blue">off, you remove it.
color="#222222">color="#005500">He wouldn't take his hat off...
color="#222222">color="#005500">She took off her spectacles.
color="darkviolet">? color="gray">put on
color="green">color="gray">PHRASAL VERB: V n P, V P n (not pron)
5.
If you color="blue">take time color="blue">off, you obtain permission not to go to work for a short period of time.
color="#222222">color="#005500">Mitchel's schedule had not permitted him to take time off...
color="#222222">color="#005500">She took two days off work.
color="green">color="gray">PHRASAL VERB: V n P, V n P n
6.
If you color="blue">take someone color="blue">off, you make them go with you to a particular place, especially when they do not want to go there.
color="#222222">color="#005500">The police stopped her and took her off to a police station...
color="darkviolet">= color="gray">take away
color="green">color="gray">PHRASAL VERB: V n P prep/adv
7.
If you color="blue">take someone color="blue">off, you imitate them and the things that they do and say, in such a way that you make other people laugh. (color="gray">mainly BRIT)
color="#222222">color="#005500">Mike can take off his father to perfection.
color="darkviolet">= color="gray">mimic
color="green">color="gray">PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P
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