When he took over the family business
he had to take on new responsibilities.
He took to the job like a fish to water
and it soon took up all of his time.
take took taken
When he took over the family business
he had to take on new responsibilities.
He took to the job like a fish to water
and it soon took up all of his time.
take took taken
He was feeling very run down.
The boss kept running him down.
He still had many clients to run down.
He never saw the lorry that ran him down.
run down – tired, criticise, find, hit with a vehicle
He played along just
to play one off against the other,
playing down his own role
while playing upon their weaknesses.
He cut in with another joke.
They were all so cut up
they fell about laughing,
until big sister cut in and
told them to cut it out.
cut cut cut
He was held up because
the bank was held up.
Since the rain would not hold off,
he held off going out and
held off the boredom as best he could.
If she is not in on it,
it is not on and
I am off, bye bye.
to be in on
to be on
to be off
He‘s up to something.
Can he be on to us?