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INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

fall on one’s knees and give thanks to somebody ☊

like: lạy tạ → →

The officer grabbed him by the arm (= grabbed his arm). ☊ arm ☊
It's your turn to clear the table (= to take away the dirty plates, etc. after a meal). ☊ clear ☊
I can't take all the credit for the show's success—it was a team effort. ☊ credit ☊
By the time we arrived, someone had grabbed all the good seats. ☊ grab ☊
She took her arm and guided her across the busy road. ☊ guide ☊
He took my hand in his. ☊ his ☊
We seem to take everything but the kitchen sink when we go camping. ☊ everything but the kitchen sink ☊
like sb/sth doing sth: I didn't like him taking all the credit. ☊ like ☊
I didn't like his taking all the credit. ☊ like ☊
He took all her letters into the yard and put a match to them. ☊ match ☊
Problems at work continued to occupy his mind for some time. ☊ occupy ☊
I gratefully took the cup of coffee she offered me. ☊ offer ☊
She took his arm and pulled him along. ☊ pull ☊
We will take up references after the interview. ☊ reference ☊
remove sth/sb from sth/sb: He removed his hand from her shoulder. ☊ remove ☊
He took her hand/took her by the hand (= held her hand, for example to lead her somewhere). ☊ take ☊
Get all the ingredients together before you start cooking. ☊ together ☊