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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 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 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 leave the ground and begin flight; to ascend into the air.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 lumpsTo receive physical abuse and to survive.Rate it:

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take one's timeTo go about something slowly and carefully.Rate it:

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take one's tongue out of someone's assTo stop flattering someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion.Rate it:

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take outAlternative spelling of takeout.Rate it:

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take out an onionSuggests that the performer of the action is not sincere in their grief.Rate it:

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take out of contextTo interpret something in a manner in which it was not intended to be understood, often deliberately.Rate it:

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take out the trashTo forcefully remove people from a place.Rate it:

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take out the trashTo remove rubbish from a place.Rate it:

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take overTo buy out the ownership of a business.Rate it:

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take someone's pointTo agree with what a person says; to understand a person's argument and be persuaded by it.Rate it:

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take the cash and let the credit goExploit and enjoy the opportunities and pleasures available here and now and do not invest effort pursuing prospective future gratifications.Rate it:

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take the countTo be knocked out.Rate it:

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take the countTo take to opportunity to rest briefly after being knocked down but before being counted out by the referee.Rate it:

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take the fieldTo go out onto the playing field.Rate it:

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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 offensiveTo attack instead of defending; to be bold and proactive.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 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 veilTo retire into a convent and live as a nun.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 to something like a duck to waterto adapt to something naturally and effortlesslyRate 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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talent managementHuman capital management of the entire employee lifecycle. Companies that are engaged in talent management are strategic and deliberate in how they source, attract, select, train, develop, promote, and move employees through the organization. This term also incorporates how companies drive performance at the individual level (performance management).Rate it:

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talk a good gameTo speak emphatically and at length about one's ability, intentions, or achievements, without yet producing any clear evidence or actual results.Rate it:

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talk intoTo convince by talking and suggestingRate it:

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talk like an apothecaryTo use hard or gallipot words: from the assumed gravity and affectation of knowledge generally put on by the gentlemen of this profession, who are commonly as superficial in their learning as they are pedantic in their language.Rate it:

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talk outTo resolve a problem by talking about it.Rate it:

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talk out ofTo talk to someone in order to dissuade them from doing something.Rate it:

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talk out of one's assTo exaggerate, lie, or speak nonsense.Rate it:

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talk out of turnTo make a remark or provide information when it is inappropriate or indiscreet to do so, or when one does not have permission or the authority to do so.Rate it:

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talk out one's assTo speak authoritatively on a subject which one actually knows little about; to exaggerate.Rate it:

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talk softly and carry a big stickAlternative form of speak softly and carry a big stick.Rate it:

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tap inA simple shot into the goal from close range, and without opposition.Rate it:

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tap outTo deplete, especially of a liquidRate it:

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tap outTo force to submit.Rate it:

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tap outTo produce by tapping.Rate it:

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tap outTo submit to an opponent by tapping one's hand repeatedly either on the arena or the opponent's body.Rate it:

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tape outOf a piece of land, to measure out so as to be able to accurately fire upon itRate it:

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tattle taleThe person who calls someone out / tells a piece of sensitive information to an authority.Rate it:

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team playerAn individual who is known to work or play well as a member of a team and put team goals before personal gain.Rate it:

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