beam (someone/something) up

to send someone or something into space as waves of energy.

Mission Control beamed up pictures of the spaceship taken from the space station.

The ads show aliens beaming up a cow.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of beam (= a line of light) and made popular by the TV show "Star Trek," in which people would ask to be transported by saying beam me up

• take lying down
• take matters into own hands
• take matters into your own hands
• take mind off
• take mind off someone
• take mind off something
• taken aback
• take name in vain
• take no account of
• take no account of something
• take no for an answer
• take no prisoners
• take note
• take note of
• take note of someone
• take note of something
• take notice
• take notice of
• take notice of someone
• take notice of something
• taken with
• taken with someone
• taken with something
• take off
• take off after