Phrases & Expressions

To consume medicine regularly to treat an illness or condition.

• Are you taking any medication?
• He takes medication for his blood pressure.

To swallow medicine.

• Take your medicine three times a day.
• He forgot to take his medicine.

To write down information for later.

• Students should take notes during the lecture.
• I take notes on my phone.

To remove rubbish from the house.

• Don't forget to take out the trash.
• He took out the trash this morning.

To do something one after another, each person doing it in order.

• We took turns driving on the long journey.
• Let's take turns reading the story aloud.

To move money from one account to another.

• I'll transfer the money to your account tonight.
• Can you transfer money online?

To send a file from your device to the internet.

• You can upload a file of up to ten megabytes.
• I tried to upload a file, but the connection was too slow.

To spend time on something pointless.

• Don't waste your time on him.
• I wasted the whole day on social media.

An excellent idea.

• What a brilliant idea!
• She had a brilliant idea.

A plan of activities that includes many tasks or appointments.

• I can't meet today, I have a busy schedule.
• Managing a busy schedule requires good planning.