| gen. |
take at one's word; nail down; wrong-foot (Anglophile); take someone up on something (Alyssa Makusheva); take someone at one's word; pin; take at word (ssn); catch on one's word ("To catch somebody at his words" means to use what they've said against them, often by pointing out a contradiction, inconsistency, or falsehood in their statements. vogeler); catch somebody at somebody's word ("To catch somebody at his words" means to use what they've said against them, often by pointing out a contradiction, inconsistency, or falsehood in their statements. vogeler); take up on (take (somebody) up on (something): I’ll take you up on that offer of a drink, if it still stands vogeler) |
