take (some amount of money) for (something)

take (some amount of money) for (something)

To accept some amount of money for the purchase of something. I'm not willing to take less than $10,000 for the car. Her motorcycle is really cool. I wonder how much she'd take for it.

See also: amount, for, of, take

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2024 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

take an amount of money for something

to charge a certain amount for something. I'll take four thousand for that car there. How much will you take for a big bag of flour?

See also: amount, an, for, money, of, take

take someone for something

 

1. Lit. to escort someone to and through some activities, such as a walk, a swim, a ride, etc. Can I take you for a ride? He took me for a walk in the park, and then we came home.

2. Inf. to cheat someone by a certain amount of money. That crook took me for a hundred bucks. How much did he take you for?

See also: for, take

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

take for

1. Regard as, as in Do you take me for a fool? [First half of 1400s]

2. Consider mistakenly, as in Don't take our silence for approval, or I think they took us for foreigners. [Second half of 1500s] Also see take for granted; what do you take me for.

See also: for, take

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

take for

v.

To think someone or something is someone or something else: I'm sorry I called you the wrong name—I took you for one of your coworkers. Do you take me for a fool?

See also: for, take

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.