| Collocation | Take someone hostage |
|---|---|
| Type | Verb + Noun |
| Examples | to kidnap or seize and threaten to kill someone in order to get something. / A young woman was taken hostage by the gunmen. / His wife and daughter were taken hostage by the robbers. |
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