take+prisoner
41take — verb ADVERB ▪ well ▪ badly ▪ She took the news of her father s death very badly. ▪ seriously ▪ I wanted to be taken seriously as an artist …
42take-no-prisoners — /tayk noh priz euh neuhrz, priz neuhrz/, adj. wholeheartedly aggressive; zealous; gung ho: a businessman with a take no prisoners attitude toward dealmaking. [1990 95] * * * adj, always used before a noun US informal : very tough and aggressive… …
43take down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms take down : present tense I/you/we/they take down he/she/it takes down present participle taking down past tense took down past participle taken down 1) to separate a large structure into pieces The platform… …
44take no prisoners — phrasal : to be merciless or relentless * * * take no prisoners To be utterly ruthless in accomplishing one s ends • • • Main Entry: ↑prison * * * be ruthlessly aggressive or uncompromising in the pursuit of one s objectives * * * take no… …
45Prisoner's cinema — The Prisoner s Cinema is a phenomenon reported by prisoners confined to dark cells and others kept in darkness, voluntarily or not, for long periods of time. It has also been reported by truck drivers, pilots, and practitioners of intense… …
46take it or go easy on — idi take it or go easy on a) to act with moderation in using or consuming: Take it easy on the popcorn[/ex] b) to treat with clemency: to go easy on a prisoner[/ex] …
47take — I. v. a. 1. Receive, accept. 2. Seize, grasp, gripe, clasp, lay hold of, get hold of. 3. Entrap, ensnare, circumvent. 4. Capture, catch, make prisoner of. 5. Come upon, befall, smite, fasten on, attack, seize. 6. Conquer, capture, cause to… …
48prisoner — noun a person legally committed to prison. ↘a person captured and kept confined. ↘a person trapped by a situation or circumstances. Phrases take no prisoners be ruthlessly aggressive or uncompromising in the pursuit of one s objectives. Origin ME …
49take no prisoners — be ruthlessly aggressive or uncompromising in the pursuit of one s objectives. → prisoner …
50To take a newspaper — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …
