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90 Expressions with bring and take

A Phrasal verbs with bring

Eachexampleisatypicalspokensentenceandamoreformalequivalentisprovidedinbrackets.
Myfather’sparentsbroughthimupinthecountrybecausetheythoughtthatcountrylifewasbetter

forchildren.[raised]
Don’tgiveup.I’msureyou’llbringitoffintheend.[succeed]
Coldwindsalwaysbringonhercough.[cause to start]
Thestrikebroughtaboutachangeofgovernment.[caused to happen]
FordMotorsarebringingoutaninterestingnewmodelinthespring.[introducing]
Ihopetheydon’tbringbackcapitalpunishment.[re-introduce]
Theypromisedtobringdowntaxesbuttheyhaveactuallyraisedthem.[lower]
Inflationwillprobablybringdownthegovernment.[destroy, remove from power]
Keeptryingtopersuadehimandyou’llbringhimroundtoyourpointofview.[persuade]

B Phrasal verbs with take

Doesn’thetakeafterhisfather!Theyevensoundthesame.[resemble]
IwishIcouldtakebackwhatIsaidtoher.[withdraw]
It’shardtotakeinhislectures-hespeaksinsuchanabstractway.[absorb, understand]
Shewascompletelytakeninbyhimandagreedtogivehimallhermoney.[deceived]
Saleshavereallytakenoffnow-weshouldmakeagoodprofitthisyear.[started to improve]
Theplanetookofftwohourslate.[left the ground]
She’sverygoodattakingoffherteacher-shesoundsjustlikeher.[imitating]
We’llhavetotakeonmorestaffifwe’retotakeonmorework.[employ][accept]
NelsonisgoingtotakeoverasmanagerinJuly.[start doing a job]
Shetooktohimatonceandtheysoonbecameclosefriends.[formed an immediate liking for]
Whendidyoutakeupgolf?[start (a hobby)]

C Common expressions with bring and take

ThenewregulationswillbebroughtintoforceinMay.[become law]
Hisresearchbroughtsomeveryinterestingfactstolight.[revealed]
MatterswerebroughttoaheadwhenLilywassacked.[reached a point where changes had to be made]
It’sbetterthateverythingshouldbebroughtintotheopen.[made public]
Hisnewgirlfriendhasreallybroughtoutthebestinhim.[been good for him]

Don’tlethimtakeadvantageofyou.[unfairly use superiority]
After20yearsofmarriagehetakesherforgranted.[doesn’t appreciate her qualities]
Itookitforgrantedyou’dcome-youalwaysdo.[assumed]
Sheimmediatelytookcontrolofthesituation.[started organising]
Hisunkindwordstookmybreathaway.[surprised]
ThestorytakesplaceinMexico.[happens]
Leavinghisjobbeforehe’sfoundanewoneistakingarisk.[doing something risky]
It’simpossibletotakesuchasillysuggestionseriously.[consider as serious]
Don’tforgettotaketravelcostsintoaccountinthebudget.[consider]
Hedoesn’tseemtotakeprideinhiswork.[draw satisfaction from]
Youmusttaketheopportunitytovisitthecastlewhileyou’rehere.[use the chance]

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