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Abil Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Take sb off sth

The attackers took him off the bus.

Is "took him off" here mean "drag him off"? I've gone through my Oxford Phrasal Verbs Dictionary, but the meaning of "take sb off sth" is different from what I want.

Can we also say "The attackers pulled her off the us."?

Thanks.
  

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" The attackers forcibly removed him from the bus. (indicates force beyond persuasion, in my opinion) When you use "took," context is required to indicate if coercion was used, and (if so) what it's nature might have been. Mrs.

— Avangi

  • " The attackers forcibly removed him from the bus.
  • (indicates force beyond persuasion, in my opinion) When you use "took," context is required to indicate if coercion was used, and (if so) what it's nature might have been.
  • Mrs.
  • Jones signalled the school bus to stop, and then she took her daughter off.
  • (no indication of coercion) Abil The attackers took him off the bus.
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Yes, you may also say "pulled"; "dragged."
The attackers forcibly removed him from the bus. (indicates force beyond persuasion, in my opinion)

When you use "took," context is required to indicate if coercion was used, and (if so) what it's nature might have been.

Mrs. Jones signalled the school bus to stop, and then she took her daughter off. (n
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