Word info

take away from

Verb

Meaning

take away from (third-person singular simple present takes away from, present participle taking away from, simple past took away from, past participle taken away from)

To subtract a quality from; make something seem not so good or interesting.
Synonym: detract from
Even the rain couldn't take away from the excitement of the match.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

And local Facebook page Brentford Today and TV wrote: 'Nothing can take away from our admiration for all our frontline workers and that is why so many of us clapped for them last night. Source: Internet

A Q/A could take away from what people will be looking for in this special and could make it pretty bland. Source: Internet

As a result, parsing the meaning of a phrase like “small batch” on a bottle of bourbon can be difficult, leaving the buyer with no clear idea of what they’re supposed to take away from it, other than a vague impression of “quality.” Source: Internet

BEVERLY HILLS, October 10, (THEWILL) – Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, says that the defeat of Nigeria against Algeria in the Austrian friendly is not all doom and gloom as there are some positives to take away from the encounter. Source: Internet

But the company failed to capitalize on the invention, fearing its popularity would take away from film sales. Source: Internet

And that’s really the biggest take away from this survey, is that job number one of any credit card holder is to pay that balance off as soon as you possibly can. Source: Internet

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