take against sb
UK — phrasal verb with take /teɪk/ verb (took, taken)Definition
› to begin to dislike someone: I think she took against me when I got the promotion she wanted.Not liking
(Definition of take against sb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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take a tumble idiom
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take a walk! idiom
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take a/the fall for sb idiom
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take after sb phrasal verb
- take against sb phrasal verb
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take care (of yourself) idiom
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take centre stage idiom
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take each day as it comes/take it one day at a time idiom
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take first/second place idiom
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take five idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- -shy suffix
- abhor verb
- abide verb
- abominate verb
- averse adjective
- be no/little love lost between idiom
- despise verb
- detest verb
- disdain verb
- disgusted adjective
- dislike verb
- house-room noun
- how would you like...? idiom
- ill will noun
- leave sb cold idiom
- loathe verb
- put sb off (sth/sb) phrasal verb
- the knives are out idiom
- tire of sth phrasal verb
- turn (sb) against sb/sth phrasal verb
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Not liking
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