Take a turn for the better
Improve, as in We thought she was on her deathbed but now she’s taken a turn for the better. The antonym is take a turn for the worse, meaning “get worse, deteriorate,” as in Unemployment has been fairly low lately, but now the economy’s taken a turn for the worse. This idiom employs turn in the sense of “a reversal,” a usage dating from about 1600.
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- Takeaway
noun 1. something taken back or away, especially an employee benefit that is eliminated or substantially reduced by the terms of a union contract. 2. conclusions, impressions, or action points resulting from a meeting, discussion, roundtable, or the like: The takeaway was that we had to do a lot more work on the proposal before […]
- Take-away
noun 1. something taken back or away, especially an employee benefit that is eliminated or substantially reduced by the terms of a union contract. 2. conclusions, impressions, or action points resulting from a meeting, discussion, roundtable, or the like: The takeaway was that we had to do a lot more work on the proposal before […]
- Take away from
Detract, as in Her straggly hair takes away from her otherwise attractive appearance. [ Second half of 1800s ]
- Take a whack at
take a peek take a shine to take a whack at see: have a crack at
- Takeback
noun 1. something taken back or withdrawn, especially an employee benefit previously gained in a union contract; takeaway. adjective 2. of or relating to what is taken back: a takeback agreement.