Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

take the stand
- to go and sit in the witness chair in a courtroom
The star witness will take the stand in the trial tomorrow.
take the starch out of (someone)
- to make someone less arrogant, to make someone tired and weak
The criticism by the teacher took the starch out of the girl who thought that she was
the best in the class.
take the trouble to (do something)
- to make an effort to do something
My grandmother always takes the trouble to phone us on our birthdays.
take the wind out of someone's sails
- to challenge someone's boasting or arrogance
It took the wind out of the man's sails when he lost his job.
take the words out of (someone`s) mouth
- to say something that someone else was going to say
The man took the words out of my mouth when he answered the question.
take time off
- to not work for a period of time
I plan to take time off next week so that I can go to a funeral.
take to one's heels
- to run away
The young boys took to their heels when the man came out of the building.
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