Take A Bend/fence/corner Etc - Longman Dictionary

English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English 日本語 Español latino 한국어 take a bend/fence/corner etc From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtake a bend/fence/corner etctake a bend/fence/corner etcDRIVEto try to get over or around something in a particular way  He took the bend at over 60 and lost control. → takeExamples from the Corpustake a bend/fence/corner etc• Riding to hounds, taking fences and obstacles along a route dictated by the fox is a very skilled activity.• But Jack managed to have Bailey taking a corner - and then Bailey heading the flag-kick into the net.• He was also taking fencing, just because it was new and different.• Vi took a corner seat farthest away from the door.• We took a corner table and sat down.• They take corners to the far post and have a direct shot at goal from a free kick.• Next time she came ... He began fantasising and had to take avoiding action 81 when he took a corner too wide.• Lucker has not been taking corners well. Quizzes Quizzes

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