From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtake something amisstake something amissto feel upset or offended about something that someone has said or done Don’t take it amiss – I was just teasing. → amiss
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To consider something unhelpful, unappreciated, or offensive. Please don't take my comment amiss—I was merely trying to suggest a few ways to improve your performance, not criticize everything about it. A: "I was just making a joke, so I hope I didn't hurt anyone's feelings." B: "Don't worry, I don't think anyone took it amiss." Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved. to understand something as wrong or insulting. Would you take it amiss if I told you I thought you look lovely? I was afraid you'd take it the wrong way. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
See also: amiss, something, take
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take [something] amiss- tính từ & phó từ
- sai, hỏng, xấu; bậy
- what's amiss with you?: anh có việc gì không ổn đấy?
- do you find anything amiss in what I have said?: anh có thấy cái gì sai sót trong những điều tôi nói không?
- to understand amiss: hiểu sai, hiểu lầm
- to speak amiss of: nói xấu
- to do amiss: làm bậy
- not amiss: [thông tục] được đấy, khá đấy, không đến nỗi tồi
- không đúng lúc, không hợp thời
- to come amiss: đến không đúng lúc
- nothing comes amiss to him
- chẳng có cái gì nó không vừa ý cả
- nó chẳng sai sót cái gì, cái gì nó cũng lợi dụng [xoay sở] được
- to take amiss
- bực mình, tức mình, để tâm giận; phật ý
- sai, hỏng, xấu; bậy
- tính từ & phó từ
- sai, hỏng, xấu; bậy
- what's amiss with you?: anh có việc gì không ổn đấy?
- do you find anything amiss in what I have said?: anh có thấy cái gì sai sót trong những điều tôi nói không?
- to understand amiss: hiểu sai, hiểu lầm
- to speak amiss of: nói xấu
- to do amiss: làm bậy
- not amiss: [thông tục] được đấy, khá đấy, không đến nỗi tồi
- không đúng lúc, không hợp thời
- to come amiss: đến không đúng lúc
- nothing comes amiss to him
- chẳng có cái gì nó không vừa ý cả
- nó chẳng sai sót cái gì, cái gì nó cũng lợi dụng [xoay sở] được
- to take amiss
- bực mình, tức mình, để tâm giận; phật ý
- sai, hỏng, xấu; bậy
Idiom[s]: take something amiss AND take something the wrong way
Theme: PERCEPTION
to understand something as wrong or insulting.• Would you take it amiss if I told you I thought you look lovely?• Why would anyone take such a nice compliment amiss?• I was afraid you'd take it the wrong way. Idiom[s]: take something amiss AND take something the wrong way
Theme: PERCEPTION
to understand something as wrong or insulting.• Would you take it amiss if I told you I thought you look lovely?• Why would anyone take such a nice compliment amiss?• I was afraid you'd take it the wrong way.
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