A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

take a fancy to someone • take the fancy of
 someone
take a fancy to someone —become fond of a person: What
could have made Miss Crowther take such a fancy to the boy?
take the fancy of someone —appeal to a person; win smb.’s
favor: She became very active in the church group and soon
took the fancy of Jeffrey Lundgren.
take a flight • take flight
take a flight—make a journey by air: She had to drive home
alone, while he took a shuttle flight in the opposite direction.
take flight—(also: take to flight) 
1
. run away (from danger,
etc.): Fear and panic gripped people and many took flight
into fields and woods at the air-raid warning. 2. (of birds) rise
into the air; start flying (also: take wing ): The larger ground-
feeding birds seldom take flight except to escape danger.
take a good part of something • take something in
good part
take a good part of something —(of an activity) extend over
much of the period: We went to the art gallery and explored
it thoroughly, which took a good part of the day.
take something in good part—show that one is not offended;
accept smth. good-naturedly: We had a good laugh at her
expense, poor girl, but she took it in good part.
Note: 
The expression does not correlate in meaning with the
phrase in good part—to a great extent; largely: There are lim-
itations in this report, in good part because the study was
forced to rely on the limited data.
take a hand at something • take a hand in
 something
take a hand at something —participate in a single round of
a card game: We have a room where we can take a hand at
whist.
take a hand in something —participate or be involved in
smth.: We had almost got the plan worked out when the man-
ager decided to take a hand in it.