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take the hintConcede to mounting evidence; wake up and smell the coffee.Rate it:

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take the law into one's own handsTo punish someone according to one's own idea of justice and without consideration for the role of law enforcement authorities.Rate it:

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take the leadTo become the leader, to advance into first place.Rate it:

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take the leadTo assume leadership over a group.Rate it:

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take the libertyTo act on one's own authority.Rate it:

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take the michaelAlternative form of take the mickey, usually considered more polite.Rate it:

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take the mickAlternative form of take the mickey.Rate it:

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take the mickeyTo ridicule or mock.Rate it:

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take the offensiveTo attack instead of defending; to be bold and proactive.Rate it:

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take the peeTo mock; to make fun of.Rate it:

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take the pissAre you takin' the piss? You'll get yer 'ead bashed in.Rate it:

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take the pissEveryone takes the piss out of the bankers these days.Rate it:

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take the pissTo ridicule or mock.Rate it:

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take the plungeLaunch into the fray, take the important move with confidence, begin the trek.Rate it:

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take the plungeTo get engaged.Rate it:

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take the pointTo agree with what a person says, to be persuaded by their arguments.Rate it:

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take the pointTo grasp the essential meaning of what a person is saying, to understand a person's argument and point of view.Rate it:

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take the rapTo be blamed or punished for something, especially for the actions of another.Rate it:

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take the red pillTo understand the world in its previously unknown reality.Rate it:

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take the reinsTo assume charge over.Rate it:

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take the shadow for the substanceTo be easily deceived, credulous, superficial.Rate it:

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take the standTo testify as a witness in a trial.Rate it:

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take the veilTo retire into a convent and live as a nun.Rate it:

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take the wheelTo assume control of a situation.Rate it:

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take the wheelTo be in control of the steering wheel of a vehicle or a vessel.Rate it:

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take the wind out of someone's sailsTo discourage someone greatly; to cause someone to lose hope or the will to continue.Rate it:

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Take the Words Right Out of Your MouthTo say something that someone else was about to say or even thinking about itRate it:

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take things as they comeTo accept and deal with events as they occur, with a composed state of mind.Rate it:

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take this job and shove ita way of telling your boss that you are quitting your job; something people say before they quit their job or about quitting their jobRate it:

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take toTo adapt to; to learn, grasp or master.Rate it:

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take toTo begin, as a new habit or practice.Rate it:

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take toTo enter; to go into or move towards.Rate it:

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take toform a liking forRate it:

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take to heartTo take something seriously; to internalize or live according to something (e.g. advice.)Rate it:

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take to heartTo feel keenly; be greatly grieved at; be much affected by something.Rate it:

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take to one's heelsTo leave; especially, to flee or run away.Rate it:

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take to something like a duck to waterto adapt to something naturally and effortlesslyRate it:

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take to taskTo lecture, berate, admonish, or hold somebody accountable for his or her actions.Rate it:

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take to the bankTo utterly trust, believe, or rely on.Rate it:

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take to the cleanersTo take a significant quantity of a person's money or valuables, through gambling, unfavorable investing, fraud, litigation, etc.Rate it:

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take to the hillsTo flee or vanish; to run away.Rate it:

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take to the matto confront or argue hard for something or until someone wins; all these ways are proper ways to use the phrase: To take someone or something to the mat or to go to the mat for somethingRate it:

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take to wifeto marry (as in a specific woman)Rate it:

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take upThat which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch.Rate it:

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take up a collectionTo request and receive money or goods of value from members of a group, especially for a charitable purpose.Rate it:

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take up forTo support, such as in an argument; to defend the character of.Rate it:

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take up the cudgel forTo make a defense for in lieu of another person.Rate it:

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take up the gauntletTo accept a challenge.Rate it:

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take up withTo form a close relationship with someone.Rate it:

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take up withTo be contented to receive; to receive without opposition; to put up with.Rate it:

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