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Jul 2023
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678 - Ways To Take Someone

Michael DiGiacomo Happy English
About this episode
If you visit New York, let me know and I’ll take you out for a pizza. Did that take you by surprise? I hope you take me up on that. And please…trust me when I say that I won’t take you for a ride.

Idioms can add color and richness to your English, and today I have a set of idioms that use the verb take and various prepositions. These are commonly used phrases in English conversations that you can use with your friends, family, and in the workplace. Let’s check them out.

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