Idiom Friday
Today's idioms use the word charge. I will give you some traditional definitions,
then explain some idioms
charge
definition: To run at (He charged ahead)
To
add power to a battery
To
pay by credit card
To be in charge
definition: To be
the boss
To
be in control
To
run a department or business
examples
Claudia is in charge of the finance department.
Philip wants to be in charge of the whole company.
Grace asked who was in charge.
At the party, Mathew was in charge of the music and Amy was
in charge of the snacks.
To be put in charge
definition: To be
given the control
To
be promoted to boss
examples
The board of directors put Adam in charge of the company.
The soccer team decided to put somebody new in charge so
they fired Ken.
Take charge
definition: To
take control
In the middle of the crisis, Caroline took charge.
Nobody wants to take charge of the meeting.
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