10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAKE SOMETHING AMISS»
Discover the use of
take something amiss in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
take something amiss and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Chambers Universal Learners' Dictionary
... of the forest. amiss [a'mis] adj (liter, oldorformal: pred) wrong: What's amiss with
that machine toda\? amplify. take (something) amiss (formal) to be upset or
offended by something: He took it amiss that I had not consulted him before
acting; ...
2
Diccionari UB: anglès-català
... wouldn't go amiss • una mica de paciencia no ani- ria malament -$to take
something amiss prendre's malament alguna cosa ammeter n ELEC
amperometre, ampe- rimetre ammonia n QUfM amoniac ammonium n QUIM
amoni ammunition n ...
3
Sterling Dictionary of Idioms
AMISS take something amiss be upset or offended I was anxious that you should
not take my words amiss. (not) come/go amiss be unwelcome or unsuitable A box
of chocolates wouldn 't come amiss. ANCHOR cast anchor stop or rest on ...
4
Chambers concise dictionary
[13c: from A-1 (sense 2) + MISS1] ♢ not go amiss to be beneficial or
advantageous • A brief explanation of the system would not go amiss, take
something amiss to be upset or offended by it • rooit it amiss when she didn't
phone. amitosis ...
amiss take (something) amiss (formal) to be upset or offended (by something): He
took it amiss that I had not consulted him before acting; I was anxious that you
should not take my words amiss. [The original meaning of this phrase was 'to be ...
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms
amiss take (something) amiss (formal) to be upset or offended (by something) :
He took it amiss that I had not consulted him before acting; I was anxious that you
should not take my words amiss. [The original meaning of this phrase was 'to be ...
Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick, C. M. Schwarz, 1993
7
Heinemann English Dictionary
2 an emir. [Arabic, a commander] amiss adverb, adjective wrong or faulty:
Something must have gone amiss with thetr plans. Phrase take something amiss
to resent something: Do not take his comments amiss. amity (amm-a-tee) noun a
state ...
8
Idiomatic Expressions with English Grammar' 99 Ed.
... for another — to swindle someone TAKE SOMETHING AMISS TAKE
SOMETHING INTO ACCOUNT TAKE SOMETHING OFF TAKE SOMETHING OUT
ON SOMEONE TAKE SOMETHING PERSONALLY TAKE STEPS TAKE STOCK
IN TAKE ...
9
Chembers 21 Century Dictionary
take something amiss to be upset or offended by it n took it amiss when she didn't
phone. ©13c: from A-' sense 2 + MISS'. amitosis /ami'toosis/ biol -. • noun a
simple form of cell division in which normal chromosome formation and
separation ...
10
Working with Words: An Introduction to English Linguistics
... make my day from the movie Sudden Impact, a catchphrase used by the
character Dirty Harry. take something into account take the biscuit take
advantage of something take the bull by the horns take something amiss take
care of something ...
Miguel Fuster Márquez, 2011
