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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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take uponTo take charge of an item of business, or an obligation, as a personal initiative.Rate it:

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take upon oneselfTo assume personal responsibility for.Rate it:

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Take With a Grain of SaltTo be in a doubt about something; not to believe entirelyRate it:

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take with a pinch of saltNot take entirely seriously.Rate it:

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taking a break will reinvigorate youtake a break from looking after a parent who is sickRate it:

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tantum cibi et potionis adhibere quantum satis estto take only enough food to support life.Rate it:

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tap intoTo establish a connection with something, especially in order to take advantage of somethingRate it:

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te cuidatake careRate it:

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te valere iubeoI bid you good-bye, take my leave.Rate it:

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tempt fateTo take an extreme riskRate it:

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tempus (spatium) deliberandi or ad deliberandum postulare, dare, sibi sumereto require, give, take time for deliberation.Rate it:

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tenez-vous-le pour ditTake it for granted; Bear that in mind.Rate it:

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that's the way life isThat is the way things happenCertain things cannot be changed, helped or improved; struggle and objection are pointless.1935, Louis Bromfield, The Man Who Had Everything, page 279:That's the way life is, and there's no use trying to go against it.1979, Jay Edward Abrams, A Theology of Christian Counseling: More Than Redemption, ISBN 0310511011, page 45:There are no standards, no values; that's the way life is. Learn to accept it and slide with it. Stop fighting it.2002, B. Eugene Ellison, Rings of the Templars, ISBN 059524050X, page 337:Shit happens; that's the way life is. In fact, I want you to take an additional thousand for your efforts.Rate it:

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the buck stops hereA statement that no excuses will be made, that the speaker is going to take direct responsibility for matters, rather than pass the responsibility to higher authorities.Rate it:

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the end of one's ropeAt the limit of one’s patience, when one is so frustrated or annoyed that one can no longer take it..Rate it:

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the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you takeAlternative form of the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get.Rate it:

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the measure of society is how it treats its weakest membersSocieties who help and take care of those who are the most in need are worth more than societies who don't or who even mistreat those who are in need--the least of them--much less help them.Rate it:

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the party is overAn irresponsible or carefree period has ended; it is time to be serious or take responsibility.Rate it:

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the screwing you get isn't worth the screwing you takeAlternative form of the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get.Rate it:

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there's no time like the presentNow (i.e., the present time) is an appropriate time to take a particular action.Rate it:

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thick skinAbility to take criticism or harsh behavior without being easily offended.Rate it:

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thin-skinnedOverly sensitive to criticism; quick to take offence; touchy.Rate it:

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