take+to+task
81take someone or something on — tv. to accept the task of handling a difficult person or thing. □ I’ll take it on if nobody else will do it. CD Nobody wanted to take on Mrs. Franklin, but it had to be done …
82take someone to task — reprimand or criticize someone. → task …
83take someone to task — Bryce took me to task for having borrowed his car Syn: rebuke, reprimand, reprove, reproach, remonstrate with, upbraid, scold, berate, castigate, lecture, censure, criticize, admonish, chide, chasten, arraign; informal tell off, bawl out, give… …
84take on — phr verb Take on is used with these nouns as the object: ↑appearance, ↑aspect, ↑assignment, ↑aura, ↑burden, ↑cargo, ↑challenge, ↑challenger, ↑character, ↑client, ↑commitment, ↑ …
85take up on — phr verb Take up on is used with these nouns as the object: ↑invitation, ↑suggestion, ↑task …
86take something in hand — start dealing with a task. → take …
87take something on — 1》 undertake a task or responsibility. 2》 acquire a particular meaning or quality. → take …
88take oath — {v. phr.} To promise to tell the truth or to do some task honestly, calling on God or some person or thing as a witness. * /Mary took her oath that she did not steal the watch./ * /John took oath that he would fill the office of president… …
89take oath — {v. phr.} To promise to tell the truth or to do some task honestly, calling on God or some person or thing as a witness. * /Mary took her oath that she did not steal the watch./ * /John took oath that he would fill the office of president… …
90take lightly — verb To approach a task casually …
