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English for Tourism & Hospitality (107) by Prof. Adel AlSheikh

(I am asking if you can allow any students to stay at their house)

3. Take in = to deceive someone

(transitive) To make someone believe something that is not
true. The person will usually try to gain your trust in order to
deceive you.
 Those con artists took in a lot of people.

(Did you know con artist is a short way of saying confidence artist …
they try to win your confidence or trust in order to deceive you)
 He took me in completely with his sad story.
(Yes, he deceived me with his fake story.)
 Don’t be taken in by his charm. He isn’t a nice person.
(Yes, he appears to be nice though in reality he isn’t.)
 Many people were taken in by the false promises made by the
politicians during their electoral campaigns.
4. Take in = to reduce the size of a garment

(transitive) To reduce the size of a piece of clothing so that it fits
better. To make a garment (which is a piece of clothing)
narrower, tighter or shorter.
 After her diet, her dress needed to be taken in.
 These pants are a little loose, I think I might need to take them in.
 The wedding dress had to be taken in around the waist to make it

look perfect.

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