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Julia Huong
2022-02-14 10:02
Take hostage Verb + object/complement
To kidnap someone and hold them as a hostage.
The terrorists are taking three men hostage.
Six foreign businessmen were taken hostage by a rebel group.
To exert restraint and limit control over something in order to create leverage and achieve a goal.
The investors took investment funds hostage to intrude their opinion upon the investee companies.
a person who is easily deceived or manipulated to do something, especially giving someone money.
1. To seize or take control of someone, something, or some place with a sudden and fierce attack
2. To gain a rapid and great fame or success in a place, a field or a particular group of people
To be under the control of someone or something
To have someone completely under your control
The verb "take" should be conjugated according to its tense.
Do you see anything wrong?
Used to express something bad is happening again
Here we go again! Lisa has just asked to borrow my new dress.
