3. Take my word for it
Meaning: believe what someone says or writes
without checking
Sentence: You'll buy nothing but trouble if you
buy that house, take my word for it.
4. Take it (that)
Meaning: you think that what you say is likely to be
true, although it is not proved
Sentence: So we can take it you've resigned?
5. Take your mind off (something)
Meaning: to stop you thinking about something
unpleasant
Sentence: Talking to him took my mind off the
pain.
6. Take (something) personally
Meaning: interpret a remark or action as directed
against oneself and be upset or offended by it
Sentence: Anna took it personally when the boss
said some people were not working hard enough.
7. Take an interest in
Meaning: To be or become concerned with, curious
about, or interested in someone or something
Sentence: She really takes an interest in foreign
affairs.
8. Take over your life
Meaning: to begin to have control of something /
become an obsession
Sentence: Before politics took over my life, I
used to lead tours over the Channel.
