Communication
take someone aside
move someone away for a private talk
To move someone away from other people so that you can speak privately.
Hear it in real life
Why did the coach take Mia aside?
He wanted to discuss her performance privately.
The manager took me aside and asked whether everything was all right.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The manager took aside me to ask if everything was all right.
Say: The manager took me aside to ask if everything was all right.
Learners may put the pronoun after “aside,” but it belongs between “take” and “aside.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
take someone aside; took me aside to talk
Your turn: say it out loud
The manager took me aside and asked whether everything was all right.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
take someone aside
move someone away for a private talk
“The manager took me aside and asked whether everything was all right.”
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