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charge
(redirected from pressing charges)

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charged up
excited and full of energy. Tim was so charged up about tomorrow's game, he couldn't sleep.

get a charge out of something

to enjoy something very much. He still gets a charge out of being able to please his audience.

in charge (of something)

responsible for something. Who's in charge here? Now that Mr. Bully has been fired, I wonder who will be in charge of the office.

take charge (of something)

to do something to control a situation or organization. Germany, Switzerland, and France still have the best teams, and they will take charge of these games. When the union needed someone to clean up its finances, I took charge of the whole mess.
See also: take


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