10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAKE FOR A RIDE»
Discover the use of
take for a ride in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
take for a ride and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
... what do you take me for. take for a ride ➧ See take someone for a ride. take for
gospel ➧ See take as gospel. take for granted 1. Consider as true or real, as-
sume, as in I took itfor granted that they'd offer to pay for their share but I was
wrong.
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English idioms
for Spanish speakers
I got rid of my car. Me deshice (libre) de mi cache. ride — el paseo to go for a ride
— dar un paseo (en cache). They went out for a ride. Salieron a dar un paseo (en
coche). to take for a ride — llevar de paseo (en coche). He took us for a ride.
Eugene Savaiano, Lynn W. Winget,
2007
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American Slang: Cultural Language Guide to Living in the USA
Take for a ride: See, Ride. Take for granted: without appreciation; in assumption.
We easily take for granted the comforts we have in life. Take heed: be careful.
Take heed and don't drive under the influence of alcohol. Take Take it easy: be ...
Joseph Melillo, Edward M. Melillo,
2004
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American English Idiomatic Expressions in 52 Weeks: An Easy ...
... (COMM) 358 take down (COMP) 323 take down a notch/peg (COMM) 358 take
effect (TIME) 363 take exception to (COMM) 358 take for (ERR) 376 take for a
ride (BAD) 350 take for granted (AG) 33 1 take heart (EMO) 359 take ill/sick (
HEAL) ...
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Latvian-English Dictionary
fool, take for a ride izjaties vr ride a long time izjaucams adj', part of izjaukt
collapsible, knock-down izjauksana nfdisassémbly izjaukt vt 1. disarrangé,
scatter, break up, (of hair) tousle, rumplé, disorder, i. ierindu izkravat izkravat vt 1.
unpack, ...
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An Asperger Dictionary of Everyday Expressions
Take courage in both hands Prepare to do something requiring considerable
courage.* Take down a peg Means the same as bring down a peg or two. Take
five Have a rest.* Take for a ride Deceive.* Take-home message The summary of
the ...
Ian Stuart-Hamilton,
2004
He would either pushed me down the hill, or just take for a ride towards town,
where they are usually made our shopping, buying food supplies with extra
indispensable stuff, which they needed the most. Occasionally Alena may well
too taking ...
See also FBI BADFELLAS RIDE, take for a: Underworld murder method “Take for
a ride” has long been a standard in the underworld lexicon, coined in the bootleg
wars in Chicago in the early 1920s by Hymie Weiss, one of the leaders of the ...
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The Pocket Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus
sion, tour, jaunt, outing, cottoq. spin, a let ride let it be. ride out see through,
spend, pass; see also ENDURE 1. take for a ride 1 delude, swindle, trick, defraud
, take in, col- loq. bamboozle. 2 (kidnap and) kill or execute, si. do in, bump off.
rider ...
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Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus
... delude, take in, deceive, lie to, hoodwink; informal lead up the garden path,
take for a ride, give someone a bum steer. misinterpret verb his proposal was
misinterpreted: misunderstand, misconceive, misconstrue, misapprehend,
mistake, ...