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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 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 upon oneselfTo assume personal responsibility for a task or action.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 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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take me awayused in a Calgon ad campaign.Rate it:

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take no for an answerTo accept a disappointing response.Rate it:

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take no notice ofTo ignore.Rate it:

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take no prisonersUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see take,‎ prisoner.Rate it:

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take onTo begin to have or exhibit.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 on the chinTo accept without flinching or complaining.Rate it:

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take on waterTo slowly fill with water, as due to a leak or being washed by high waves; to begin to sink.Rate it:

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take on waterTo be in an increasingly difficult or risky situation; to falter or begin to fail.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 the trashTo remove rubbish from a place.Rate it:

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take partTo share or partake.Rate it:

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take partTo participate or join.Rate it:

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take shapeassume a distinct form, develop into something definite or tangible.Rate it:

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take sickTo become ill.Rate it:

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take sidesTo ally oneself with a given opinion, agenda or group; to support one side or viewpoint in a competition or confrontation.Rate it:

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take silkto be appointed as a Queen's CounselRate it:

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take sitting downTo tolerate, accept, or acquiesce; to take no action.Rate it:

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take somebody's word for itTo believe what somebody tells one.Rate it:

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take someone to the graveTo kill someone; to cause someone's death.Rate it:

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Take Someone under Your WingHelping or assisting someoneRate 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 someone's pointTo grasp the essential meaning of what a person is saying.Rate it:

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take someone's word for itTo believe what someone claims.Rate it:

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take something as readto assume that everyone agrees that something is correctRate it:

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take something in strideTo cope with something without much effort; to accept or manage something well.Rate it:

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take something to the graveTo never reveal a secret to one's death.Rate it:

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take the baitTo accept something offered, especially secretly or deceptively, to cause some action by the acceptor.Rate it:

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take the biscuitTo be of no further use; to be near death.Rate it:

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take the biscuitTo be particularly bad, objectionable, or egregious.Rate it:

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Take the Bitter with the SweetAccepting bad things along with the good onesRate it:

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take the Browns to the Super BowlTo defecate.Rate it:

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take the bull by the hornsTo confront a difficulty, rather than avoiding it.Rate it:

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take the cakeTo be particularly bad, objectionable, or egregious.Rate it:

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take the cakeTo be especially good or outstanding.Rate it:

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Take the CakeDeserving the best prize or highest awardRate 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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