take the shadow for the substance (English, verb)
expansion: take the shadow for the substance (third-person singular simple present takes the shadow for the substance, present participle taking the shadow for the substance, simple past took the shadow for the substance, past participle taken the shadow for the substance)
Senses:
glosses: To be easily deceived, credulous, superficial.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: takes the shadow for the substance
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: taking the shadow for the substance
tags: participle
present
form: took the shadow for the substance
tags: past
form: taken the shadow for the substance
tags: participle
past