taken with (someone or something)
taken
1. Already claimed or reserved; spoken for. I'm sorry, this seat is taken. Excuse me, is this table taken?
2. informal By extension, already in a committed romantic relationship. I asked Tom if he wanted to go on a date with me, but it turns out he's taken. I'm flattered, truly, but I'm afraid I'm taken.
taken with (someone or something)
Smitten with or enamored of someone or something. Carla is so taken with her new boyfriend that she gushes about him 24 hours a day. I'm so taken with this town that I've decided to live here full-time.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
taken with someone or something
highly attracted to someone or something. She was really quite taken with the young man who escorted her to the ball. The audience was taken with the stage setting.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
taken
and had and took1. mod. cheated; deceived. I counted my change, and I knew I was taken.
2. mod. drug intoxicated; unconscious from drugs. The guy in the corner booth was taken and crying in his beer.
3. mod. dead. I’m sorry, your cat is taken—pifted. Your cat’s took, lady, tough luck.
4. mod. already claimed as someone’s mate or lover. Sorry, Bill, I’m already taken. Sam and I are engaged.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- has come and gone
- have come and gone
- go the round
- go the round(s)
- choir
- preach to the
- preach to the choir
- preach to the converted
- for good reason
- fait accompli, a