to take it amiss

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• take something amiss — BE OFFENDED, take offence, be upset. → amiss * * * take something amiss british phrase to be offended by something, especially something that was not intended to be offensive Thesaurus: to feel offended or insultedsynonym Main entry: amiss * * *… …   Useful english dictionary

• take something amiss — we were only kidding, but I think he took it amiss Syn: be offended, take offense, be upset …   Thesaurus of popular words

• take something amiss — be offended through misinterpreting something said. → the Amish …   English new terms dictionary

• take something amiss — British to be offended by something, especially something that was not intended to be offensive …   English dictionary

• take\ amiss — • take amiss • the wrong way v. phr. To become offended due to a misunderstanding. I hope you won t take it amiss, the boss said to Jane, that I find you irresistibly attractive …   Словарь американских идиом

• amiss — (adv.) mid 13c., amis off the mark, also out of order, lit. on the miss, from a in, on (see A (Cf. a ) (1)) + missen fail to hit (see MISS (Cf. miss) (v.)). To take (something) amiss originally (late 14c.) was to miss the meaning of (see …   Etymology dictionary

• take something personally — TAKE OFFENCE, take something amiss, be offended, be upset, be affronted, take umbrage, take exception, feel insulted, feel hurt. → personally * * * take something personally phrase to feel that a failure or unpleasant situation is your fault and… …   Useful english dictionary

• amiss — a|miss1 [əˈmıs] adj [not before noun] [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: miss mistake, failure ] if something is amiss, there is a problem = ↑wrong ▪ Elsa continued as if nothing was amiss. amiss with/in ▪ There s something amiss in their relationship.… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• take amiss — phrasal : to impute a wrong motive or a bad meaning or intention to : take offense at afraid a refusal will be taken amiss Dorothy Barclay don t take it amiss if his counsels are not pleasant Richard Ginder * * * take amiss To take offence at… …   Useful english dictionary

• amiss — /euh mis /, adv. 1. out of the right or proper course, order, or condition; improperly; wrongly; astray: Did I speak amiss? 2. take amiss, to be offended at or resentful of (something not meant to cause offense or resentment); misunderstand: I… …   Universalium

• amiss — adj., adv. (formal) 1) to take smt. amiss 2) to go amiss * * * [ə mɪs] (formal) to take smt. amiss to go …   Combinatory dictionary