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Phrase(s): take something away (from someone or something)
to detract from someone or something. • The bright costume on the soprano takes a lot away from the tenor, who is just as important. • The main subject of the picture is good, but the busy background takes away a lot., Phrase(s): take someone or something away (from someone or something)
to remove someone or something to some distance away from someone or something else; to remove someone or something from the possession of someone or something else. • Take her away from me! • Take away that horrible food.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs