curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-common-phrasal-verbs-and-idioms/685300d52c75456d71567cdd.md
Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.
Making it easy to apply should encourage more people to BLANK the time BLANK they need without feeling bogged down.
take
This means to use or use up something, like vacation days.
off
This preposition completes the phrase that means taking a break from work.
To take time off means to stop working for a period of time, usually for rest, vacation, or personal reasons. For example:
I'm taking time off next week to visit my family. – This means the person will not work next week and will spend time with their family instead.
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