takabe - n.
= NOTORNIS. [Maori]

takabe - See: CAN TAKE IT WITH ONE, GIVE AND TAKE, GIVE ONE AN INCH AND HE WILL TAKE A MILE, GIVE OR TAKE, SIT UP AND TAKE NOTICE.

takabe - To get a common cold-weather sickness that causes a running nose, sneezing, and sometimes sore throat and fever or other symptoms. * /Don't get your feet wet or you'll catch cold./ 2. {informal} To catch unprepared or not ready for a question or unexpected happening. * /I had not studied my lesson carefully, and the teacher's question caught me cold./ * /The opposing team was big and sure of winning, and they were caught cold by the fast, hard playing of our smaller players./

takabe - {v. phr.} To absorb completely; listen attentively. * /Bill's piano music filled the room and we took it all in with admiration./

takabe - {v. phr.}, {informal} {Musical and theatrical expression} To start again from the beginning. * /The conductor said, "We must try it once again. Take it from the top and watch my baton."/

takabe - {v. phr.} 1. To abdicate one's responsibility of a person or matter. * /"I am herewith taking my hand off your affairs," Lou's father said. "See how you succeed on your own."/ 2. To buy; relieve someone of something. * /He offered to take my old car off my hands for $350./