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Synonyms

take aside

Idioms  

  1. Also, take to one side. Talk to another privately or away from others, as in The doctor took Pat aside to explain what she had to do, or The boss took William to one side rather than criticize his work in front of his colleagues.

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"It's okay to take aside time to highlight misogyny specifically and amplify women," he posted on Facebook.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2017

Here he fumbled for a brief time, managing presently to take aside the bar.

From Storm-Bound or, A Vacation Among the Snow Drifts by Douglas, Alan

When he chose to put his mind to it he was quite expert, and this time he succeeded in killing a fine fat moose which he thought he would take aside slyly and devour alone.

From The Junior Classics — Volume 1 by Patten, William

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