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Andrei Posted 21 years ago
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Take up or take in

01] The trousers I bought were too long so I was forced to take it up. 02br
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002] The trousers I bought were too long so I was forced to take in. 02br
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00I know it would be correct to say either take up or take in when the pair of trousers you bought is little bit big. 02br
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00However, a native English speaker wouldn't say this. Your thoughts on my sentences are welcome. 02br
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0 I would say, "the trousers I bought were too long so I had to shorten them." or, if you arranged for a tailor to do the work, "I had to have them shortened." Actually, I would almost certainly say "pants" instead of "trousers." Either way, they are plural. 0-
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0 Hi, 02br
00You can use 'take up' for shortening the legs and 'take in' for making the waist (or other parts) tighter. 02br
00These are everyday informal expressions. 02br
00Clive 0-
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0 The [trousers (BrE) / pants (AmE)] I bought were too long, so I was forced: 02br
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00to take them up 02br
00to have them taken up 02br
00to shorten them 02br
00to have them shortened 02br
00to have my tailor take them up 02br
00to have my tailor shorten them 02br
00to take up the matter with my tailo
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0 CalfJim 02br
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00Your list of words excludes the word 'truncate' . You may not use truncate in this context. 0-
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