take on
• engage an employee.
• "he took me on as an apprentice"
• be willing or ready to meet an adversary or opponent.
• "a group of villagers has taken on the planners"
Similar:
compete against,
oppose,
challenge,
confront,
face,
fight,
pit/match oneself against,
vie with,
contend with/against,
battle with/against,
struggle against,
take up cudgels against,
stand up to,
go head to head against,
• undertake a task or responsibility, especially a difficult one.
• "whoever takes on the trout farm will have their work cut out"
Similar:
undertake,
accept,
take on oneself,
tackle,
turn one's hand to,
adopt,
assume,
shoulder,
embrace,
acquire,
carry,
bear,
support,
have a go at,
• acquire a particular meaning or quality.
• "the subject has taken on a new significance in the past year"
• become very upset, especially needlessly.
• "don't take on so—no need to upset yourself"
Similar:
get upset,
make a fuss,
break down,
get excited,
go too far,
lose one's sense of proportion,
overreact,
lose one's cool,
get in a tizzy,
Opposite:
keep calm,
