take away from
Related to take away from: take exception, fuss over, take notice of, give pause, pick up the slack
take away from (something)
To cheapen, demean, or detract from something. Don't let his petty comments take away from your amazing victory tonight. The water stain on our sofa completely takes away from the décor of the room.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
take away from someone or something
to lessen the value or esteem of someone or something; to detract from someone or something. The fact that she is quiet does not take away from her one bit. The huge orange spot in the center of the painting takes away from the intense green of the rest of the work.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
take away from
Detract, as in Her straggly hair takes away from her otherwise attractive appearance. [Second half of 1800s]
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
take away from
To detract from: Drab curtains took away from the otherwise lovely room.
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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
- take away from (something)
- rank
- rank out
- rank someone
- rank someone out
- push (someone or something) under (something)
- barter over (something)
- bleach out
- other way round, the
- nestle (up) into (someone or something)