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take a long walk off a short pierUsed to tell someone to go away, or that their request will not be met.Rate it:

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take a numberRecognize that many others are in the same situation; recognize that one's concerns are not of high priority; be prepared to wait.Rate it:

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take a page out of someone's playbookTo adopt an idea or practice of another personRate it:

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take a powderTo leave in a hurry; run away; scram; depart without taking leave or notifying anyone, often with a connotation of avoiding something unpleasant or shirking responsibility.Rate it:

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take a riskTo do something risky.Rate it:

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Take a Shine ToBecoming fond of something; or to like something quicklyRate it:

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take a shot in the darkTo try on something without having any knowledge about the subject.Rate it:

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take a spinTo go for a ride; especially, to try riding or driving something.Rate it:

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take a standTo assert an opinion or viewpoint; to defend one's point of view or beliefs.Rate it:

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take a tiger by the tailLatch-on, accost, challenge, confront someone or something which is dangerous, threatening, vicious, harmful, explosive, oppressive, vindictive.Rate it:

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take a tumbleTo fall off something, or down something.Rate it:

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take aimTo position oneself and/or one's weapon so as to be aimed specifically at a chosen mark or target (which is indicated after 'at')Rate it:

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take apartTo dismantle something into it's component pieces.Rate it:

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take apartTo move someone away from others to be able to talk to, or give them something in private.Rate it:

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take awayTo leave a memory or impression in one's mind that you think about later.Rate it:

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take awayTo remove something and put it in a different place.Rate it:

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take awayTo subtract or diminish something.Rate it:

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take awayTo remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.Rate it:

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take awayTo prevent, or limit, someone from being somewhere, or from doing something.Rate it:

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take away fromTo make something seem not so good or interesting.Rate it:

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take backTo regain possession of something.Rate it:

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take backTo return something.Rate it:

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take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselvesIf you take care of little things one at a time, they can add up to big things.1750, Chesterfield, letter 5 Feb. (1932) IV. 1500:Old Mr. Lowndes, the famous Secretary of the Treasury, ?used to say?Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.1912, G. B. Shaw, Pygmalion ii. 132:Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves is as true of personal habits as of money.1979, R. Cassilis, Arrow of God, iv. xvii.:Little things, Master Mally. Look after the pennies, Master Mally, and the pounds will look after themselves.1999, Rate it:

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take downTo remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed.Rate it:

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take downTo remove something from a hanging position.Rate it:

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take downTo write a note. Usually to record something that is said.Rate it:

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take fiveTo break something up.Rate it:

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take forTo defraud; to rip off.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 heartBe courageous; regain one's courage.Rate 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 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 to the bankSaid to emphasize that something is known for sure.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 matters into one's own handsTo deal with a problem alone, because others responsible have failed to deal with it.Rate it:

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take offTo remove.Rate it:

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take offTo absent oneself from work or other responsibility, especially with permission.Rate it:

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take offTo become successful, to flourish.Rate it:

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take offTo imitate, often in a satirical manner.Rate it:

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take offTo quantify.Rate it:

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take offTo leave unexpectedly, blow the joint, leave in a huff, run out, evacuate, disband, abandon, rush away, fly the coop, jump the rails, jump the gun.Rate it:

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take offTo depart.Rate it:

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take offTo leave the ground and begin flight; to ascend into the air.Rate it:

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Take Off Your Hat to SomeoneAdmiring or praising someone for significant achievementRate it:

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take off!An order, a sharp command, a desultory admonition, Take Your Leave, now!, Get Lost!, Leave Town!Rate it:

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take on faithTo accept something without seeing evidence supporting it, by trust or confidence.Rate it:

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take one for the teamTo accept some chore or hardship for the sake of one's friends or colleagues.Rate it:

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take one's ball and go homeTo cease participating in an activity that has turned to one's disadvantage, especially out of spite, or in a way that prevents others from participating as well.Rate it:

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take one's chanceTo act in a manner dependent on luck.Rate it:

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