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take smb down a peg (or two) take smb down a peg (or two) сбить спесь; одернуть • She thought she was very clever, but she was taken down a peg when she failed the exam. take smb/smth on trust принимать на веру; доверять • He always takes his friends on trust. take smb under one's wing взять под крылышко (под покро¬ вительство) • A wealthy film pro¬ ducer took her under his wing after seeing her first performance, and she has acted in all his films since then. • I took the new workers under my wing, and they learned the job in no time. take s m b ' s part/side встать на ч-л сторону • His mother always takes his part. take s m b ' s word for it поверить на слово • I wasn't in¬ formed that the party had been cancelled, but I'll take your word for it. take smth at face value принимать за чистую монету/ всерьез • She took his stories at face value and did not know he was joking. • You can't take what Robin says at face value - there's always a catch somewhere, with some ad¬ vantage in it for him. take smth to heart принимать близко к сердцу • You mustn't take his unkind remark to heart. take smth with a pinch/grain of salt делить на десять (не принимать на веру; относиться критически) • I took his story with a pinch of salt, because he has a tendency to exaggerate. take stock подводить итоги; трезво оценить • Anniversaries are a time for cel¬ ebration. They are also a time for taking stock. • During the battle the commander paused to take stock of the situation. take the biscuit take the cake (Am) не лезть ни в какие ворота; побить все рекорды • His latest piece of impertinence really takes the biscuit! • That advertising slogan really took the cake. • What a mess they made of the concert that takes the cake! take the bit between one's teeth закусить удила • The interviewer had taken the bit between his teeth and was beginning to ask very awk¬ ward questions. take the bread out of s m b ' s mouth отбирать хлеб • She accused her husband of drinking and gam¬ bling - taking bread out of his children's mouths. take the bull by the horns взять быка за рога • If we are going to solve this problem, some¬ one will have to take the bull by the horns. 150