Take+offence

  • 21take it in snuff — phrasal : to become angry or offended * * * take it in snuff (Shakespeare) To take offence, be angered by • • • Main Entry: ↑snuff …

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  • 22Offence of scandalizing the court in Singapore — The courtroom in the Old Supreme Court Building that was used for sittings of the Court of Appeal, photographed in August 2008 In Singapore, the offence of scandalizing the court is committed when a person performs any act or publishes any… …

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  • 23offence — (BrE) (AmE offense) noun 1 illegal act ADJECTIVE ▪ grave, heinous, major, serious ▪ lesser, minor, petty, trivial …

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  • 24take*/*/*/ — [teɪk] (past tense took [tʊk] ; past participle taken [ˈteɪkən] ) verb [T] I 1) to move or carry someone or something from one place to another Remember to take a pen with you.[/ex] What time do you take Amy to school?[/ex] The cat had to be… …

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  • 25take — 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 …

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  • 26Offence — Offense Of*fense , Offence Of*fence , n. [F., fr. L. offensa. See {Offend}.] 1. The act of offending in any sense; esp., a crime or a sin, an affront or an injury. [1913 Webster] Who was delivered for our offenses, and was raised again for our… …

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  • 27Take it easy! — something that you say in order to tell someone to be calm and not to get too angry or excited. Take it easy! I didn t mean any offence …

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  • 28offence — Synonyms and related words: breach, crime, dereliction, error, fault, felony, harm, hurt, infraction, infringement, injure, insult, lapse, malefaction, misdeed, misdemeanor, offend, outrage, peccadillo, sin, slight, slip, take umbrage,… …

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  • 29take in good part —    A person who takes something in good part reacts to it in a good humoured way, without taking offence.     He got a lot of teasing about his promotion but he took it in good part …

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  • 30not take kindly to — RESENT, object to, take umbrage at, take exception to, take offence at, be annoyed by, be irritated by, feel aggrieved about, be upset by. → kindly * * * not welcome or be pleased by (someone or something) …

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