take up where something left off
- take up where something left off
- take up where (someone/something) left off
to continue something that was started by someone or something.
Five years after their first album, the band takes up where they left with the release of their new disc.
If the legislature won't approve the deal, the court will try to take up where the legislature leaves off and impose a settlement.
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take up where someone left off — take up where (someone/something) left off to continue something that was started by someone or something. Five years after their first album, the band takes up where they left with the release of their new disc. If the legislature won t approve… … New idioms dictionary
take up where left off — take up where (someone/something) left off to continue something that was started by someone or something. Five years after their first album, the band takes up where they left with the release of their new disc. If the legislature won t approve… … New idioms dictionary
To take ground to the left — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
take — [c]/teɪk / (say tayk) verb (took, taken, taking) –verb (t) 1. to get into one s hands or possession by force or artifice. 2. to seize, catch, or capture. 3. to grasp, grip or hold. 4. to get into one s hold, possession, control, etc., by one s… …
Take — Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
take up — verb 1. pursue or resume (Freq. 9) take up a matter for consideration • Hypernyms: ↑embark, ↑enter • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. adopt (Freq. 5) … Useful english dictionary
take — take1 W1S1 [teık] v past tense took [tuk] past participle taken [ˈteıkən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(action)¦ 2¦(move)¦ 3¦(remove)¦ 4¦(time/money/effort etc)¦ 5¦(accept)¦ 6¦(hold something)¦ 7¦(travel)¦ 8 … Dictionary of contemporary English
take — 1 /teIk/ verb past tense took past participle taken MOVE STH 1 (T) to move someone or something from one place to another: Don t forget to take your bag when you go. | Paul doesn t know the way can you take him? | take sb/sth to: We take the kids … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Something Else (Robin Thicke album) — Infobox Album Name = Something Else Type = studio Artist = Robin Thicke Released = September 30, 2008 Recorded = 2007 mdash; 2008 Length = 50:21 Genre = Soul, R B Label = Star Trak, Interscope Producer = Robin Thicke, Pro J Reviews = *Allmusic… … Wikipedia
take up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you take up an activity or a subject, you become interested in it and spend time doing it, either as a hobby or as a career. [V P n (not pron)] He did not particularly want to take up a competitive sport... [V P n (not pron)]… … English dictionary