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take exceptionTo take offense; to object or protest.Rate it:

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take exception toExpress offense at; to.Rate it:

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take fiveTo take a five-minute break from some activity, take a short break from some activity.Rate it:

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take fiveTo break something up.Rate it:

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take flightTo flee.Rate it:

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take forTo regard as.Rate it:

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take forTo consider mistakenly.Rate it:

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take forTo defraud; to rip off.Rate it:

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take for a rideto deceive someoneRate it:

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take for a spinTo take, as a companion, for a drive in a motor vehicle.Rate it:

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take for a spinTo test or try out something, especially an automobile.Rate it:

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take for grantedTo assume something to be true without verification or proof.Rate it:

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take for grantedTo give little attention to or to underestimate the value of, to fail to appreciate.Rate it:

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take formTo take shapeRate it:

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take guard(For a new batsman, with help from the umpire) to mark a point on the popping crease in front of his wicket so that he knows where it is behind him; to guard.Rate it:

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take heartBe courageous; regain one's courage.Rate it:

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take heedTo pay attention.Rate it:

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take illTo become ill.Rate it:

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take inTo deceive; to hoodwink.Rate it:

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take inTo receive into your home for the purpose of processing for a fee.Rate it:

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take inTo foster or adopt a child informally.Rate it:

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take inTo shorten or make it smaller.Rate it:

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take inTo absorb or comprehend.Rate it:

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take into accountOr pay attention to; to notice.Rate it:

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take into considerationTo take into account.Rate it:

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take it awayTo begin, especially used to launch a performance of some sort (usually imperative and/or exclamatory).Rate it:

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take it easyTo relax or rest.Rate it:

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take it easyAn informal greeting for parting or closing.Rate it:

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take it easyImmediately calm yourself down; your state of panic does not help.Rate it:

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take it from meBelieve me, rest assured.Rate it:

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take it from thereLet's see what happensRate it:

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take it like a manTo respond to pain, hardship, adversity, or emotional distress in a collected, aggressive, and typical or stereotypical masculine manner, especially without question, crying, complaining, or becoming emotionalRate it:

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take it or leave itThis phrase is used when something is being proposed. You are being asked to accept or reject it as it is offered, without any changesRate it:

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take it or leave itAccept the proposal or proposition as it is stated or refuse the deal.Rate it:

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take it out inTo accept as payment.Rate it:

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take it out onTo unleash one's anger on [a person or thing other than the one that caused it].Rate it:

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take it outsideTo take a fight to a more violent level, especially by moving it to an outside place.Rate it:

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Take it to HoopAccomplishment of a project in a successful manner; or doing a job in an excellent wayRate it:

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take it to the bankSaid to emphasize that something is known for sure.Rate it:

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take it up the assTo be the recipient of anal sex.Rate it:

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take it up the assTo be cheated or treated unfairly.Rate it:

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take it upon oneselfTo assume personal responsibility for a task or action.Rate it:

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take its tollTo affect, especially negatively; to damage or degrade; to cause destruction.Rate it:

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take kindlyTo accept or condone.Rate it:

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take leaveUsed other than as an idiom: see take, leave.Rate it:

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take leaveTo depart.Rate it:

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take leave of one's sensesTo go crazy; to stop behaving rationally.Rate it:

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take libertiesTo behave disrespectfully, especially to make unwanted sexual advances.Rate it:

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take lightlyTo approach a task casually.Rate it:

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take lying downTo endure without complaint or protest.Rate it:

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