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TeacherJapan Posted 5 years ago
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Take off?

Within two weeks, interest had taken off.

Is it a common expression? If it is, what does it mean?

  

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teacherJapan Is it a common expression? It is not an expression. teacherJapan what does it mean?

  • teacherJapan Is it a common expression?
  • It is not an expression.
  • teacherJapan what does it mean?
  • There is not enough context to give a complete answer, as you should know by now, but to take off can mean to increase rapidly, by analogy with a bird or airplane or rocket flying up into the sky.
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teacherJapanIs it a common expression?

It is not an expression.

teacherJapanwhat does it mean?

There is not enough context to give a complete answer, as you should know by now, but to take off can mean to increase rapidly, by analogy with a bird or airplane or rocket flying up into the sky.

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teacherJapan Take off
teacherJapanIs it a common expression?

Yes.

teacherJapanwhat does it mean?

to begin to move quickly, like an airplane when it accelerates down the runway and then lifts into the air

'take off' is a versatile phrasal verb that can be used in various wa

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