10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAKE SOMEONE'S PART»
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take someone's part in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
[Late 1800s] take pains ➧ See at pains. take part Play a role, share, participate,
as in Will you be taking part in the wedding? or He did not take part in the
discussion. [Late 1300s] Also see take someone's part. take pity on Also, have
pity on.
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Chambers School Dictionary
... one of the grammatical groups into which words are divided, eg noun, verb,
adjective, preposition □ part with to let go, be separated from □ take someone's
part to support them in an argument etc © Comes from Latin pars meaning 'a part'
, ...
... part of speech one of the grammatical groups into which words are divided, eg
noun, verb, adjective, preposition; part with to let go, be separated from: He
refused to part ivith his slick, take someone's part to support someone in an
argument ...
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Chabers 21st Century Dictionary
take someone's part to support them; to take their side. © 13c: from Latin pars part
. □ part from or with someone to leave them or separate from them. □ part with
something or be parted from something to give it up or hand it over a reluctant to
...
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Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus
... take someone's part; vouch for. back something up can you back up that
statement with any real evidence? substantiate, corroborate, confirm, support,
bear out, endorse, bolster, reinforce, lend weight to. behind someone's back the
takeover ...
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms
... or offended: He took their jokes in good part. take (someone's) part to support (
someone) in an argument etc: His mother always takes his part. take part in (
something) to be one of a group of people doing (something); to take an active
share ...
Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick, C. M. Schwarz,
1993
... offended: He took their jokes in good part. take (someone's) part to support (
someone) in an argument etc : His mother always takes his part. take part in (
something) to be one of a group of people doing (something); to take an active
share in ...
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Heinemann English Dictionary
Phrases for the most part mostly. in part to some extent. part and parcel a
necessary part, take part to join in or participate. take someone's part to support
or defend: She always takes her sister's part in arguments. take something in
good part ...
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Oxford Thesaurus of English
1 back someone up her husband's bound to back her up: support, stand by, give
one's support to, side with, be on someone's side, take someone's side, take
someone's part; vouch for; help, assist, aid. 7 adjective 1 the back garden: rear.
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The Self-giving God and Salvation History: The Trinitarian ...
... take (someone's) part, champion (someone's) cause, stick up for (someone)."
As "the new human being," Christ suffered "as a human being," but not in the
sense that his death is to be equated with the penalty which humanity deserved.