Talk a blue streak
To talk very much and very rapidly.The woman who sat behind me in the airplane talked a blue streak.
Taken for dead
To be assumed to be dead.The men in the coal mine were taken for dead after there was no contact for several days.
Taken aback
To be unpleasantly surprised, to be suddenly puzzled or shocked or confused.I was taken aback when the woman said that she did not want to work... Read more →
Take up with (someone)
To become a friend or companion to someone.My cousin has taken up with a very strange group of people.
Take up where one left off
To start something again in the place that one has stopped.We will take up where we left off during the next class.
Take up (time)
To fill or occupy time, to waste someone's time.Building model airplanes takes up most of my friend's time.
Take up (space or room)
To fill a space or room, to occupy space or room.The old chairs are taking up space in the garage.
Take up (something) with (someone)
To consult with someone about something.We will take up the scheduling problem with our boss.
Take up (something) take (something) up
To begin an activity or hobby.My father has much free time and has decided to take up fishing as a hobby.
Take up (clothes) take (clothes) up
To make a skirt/dress/pants shorter.I went back to the department store to ask them to take up my suit pants.