if an aircraft takes off, it leaves the ground and starts flying
to become successful or popular very fast
to copy the way that someone speaks or behaves, in order to entertain people
to have a particular amount of time away from work
to leave a place suddenly
to remove something, especially a piece of clothing
As soon as she saw George arrive, she just took off.
Beth can take off Judy Garland brilliantly.
Dillon helped Molly take off her coat in the entryway to his apartment.
He says, if you see fifty ducks take off and you fire at all of them you'll miss.
Her business has really taken off.
I’d better take my shoes off.
I’m taking Monday off to go to London.
Our plan was to design and sell software for the computer industry which was beginning to really take off then.
She said I understand you believe the business will really take off.
The plane should take off on time.
We haven’t taken any time off since last summer.
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