to take huff
- phrasal verb
- Informal
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ofenderse
- When she was left out of the plans, she took huff and refused to join us later.
Examples
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Please don’t take huff at my remarks; I didn’t mean to offend you.
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She takes huff too easily.
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He can easily take huff if he feels left out of the conversation.
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Don't take huff at my comments!
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Please don’t take huff at my remarks; I didn’t mean to offend you.
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When she was left out of the plans, she took huff and refused to join us later.
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He can easily take huff if he feels left out of the conversation.
Synonyms
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7.4
Show sudden anger or annoyance because of something someone says
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8.4
To feel offended when someone says or does something you dislike
To suddenly become very angry or upset and act childishly
To breathe out loudly to show you are annoyed
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to become offended or upset' is directly inferable from combining 'take' (to adopt/receive a state) with 'huff' (a sulky outburst or mood). This follows a productive English pattern (e.g. 'take offense', 'take a dislike'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would likely understand the MWE.
Etymology
The idiom take huff comes from the image of someone giving a short, angry breath—a huff—and turning away to show they are upset. So to take huff means 'to become offended' or 'to sulk'.