- take against (someone)
- Общая лексика: не взлюбить (кого-л.)
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
take against (someone)
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take against — TAKE A DISLIKE TO, feel hostile towards, view with disfavour, look askance at. → take * * * phrasal chiefly Britain : take sides against : oppose : feel dislike for or disapproval of nodded to the unknown guest; took against him Virginia Woolf… … Useful english dictionary
take on (someone) — 1. to fight or compete against someone. Later today, the World Cup champions take on Chile. When you take a fighter like that on, you could end up in big trouble. 2. to employ someone. The law firm took on a new partner. She wasn t sure if she… … New idioms dictionary
take against — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms take against : present tense I/you/we/they take against he/she/it takes against present participle taking against past tense took against past participle taken against informal take against someone to begin to … English dictionary
take against — PHRASAL VERB: no passive If you take against someone or something, you develop a dislike for them, often for no good reason. [mainly BRIT] [V P n] It is not an unsympathetic biography, but Sir Edward has taken against it … English dictionary
take up the cudgels against someone — take up the cudgels against (someone/something) British & Australian take up the cudgels for (someone/something) to argue strongly in support of someone or something. Environmental groups have taken up the cudgels against multinational companies … New idioms dictionary
take against — verb a) To stop liking someone. Become unfriendly. b) He took against me when I was promoted over him … Wiktionary
take against — Brit. begin to dislike (someone). → take … English new terms dictionary
turn against someone — BECOME HOSTILE TO, take a dislike to. → turn … Useful english dictionary
take — take1 [ teık ] (past tense took [ tuk ] ; past participle tak|en [ teıkən ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 move something/someone ▸ 2 cause someone/something to move ▸ 3 perform action ▸ 4 need something ▸ 5 accept ▸ 6 win prize/election ▸ 7 reach out and get ▸… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
take up the cudgels against something — take up the cudgels against (someone/something) British & Australian take up the cudgels for (someone/something) to argue strongly in support of someone or something. Environmental groups have taken up the cudgels against multinational companies … New idioms dictionary
take up the cudgels against — (someone/something) British & Australian take up the cudgels for (someone/something) to argue strongly in support of someone or something. Environmental groups have taken up the cudgels against multinational companies … New idioms dictionary
