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take a shine to someonetake a shine to someoneRate 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 spillTo trip or fall.Rate it:

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take a stab atTo attempt or try.Rate it:

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take a stab atTo guess.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 in price or value.Rate it:

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

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take a turnChange in direction, tone, or tendency.Rate it:

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take a turnTo walk around; to stroll.Rate it:

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take a turnTo participate in an activity involving two or more participants.Rate it:

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take a turn for the betterTo start to become better; to improve.Rate it:

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take a turn for the worseTo start to become worse; to worsen.Rate it:

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take a walk in the snowSee walk in the snow.Rate it:

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take a wifeto marry a womanRate it:

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take a wrong turn at AlbuquerqueTo take a wrong turn or miss a turn in a journey, so reaching a place distant from the original goal.Rate it:

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take abackOf a ship: to catch it with the sails aback suddenly.Rate it:

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take acrossTo go, to proceed.Rate it:

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take againstHe took against me when I was promoted over him.Rate it:

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take aimTo direct criticism (towards).Rate it:

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take aloftTo successfully fly into the air.Rate it:

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take an axe toto scold harshlyRate it:

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take an axe toTo boldly remove excess material fromRate it:

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take apartTo soundly defeat someone, or a team.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 make someone leave a place and go somewhere else. Usually not with the person's consent.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 backTo resume a relationship.Rate it:

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take backTo return something.Rate it:

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take by stormTo rapidly gain great popularity in (a place).Rate it:

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take by stormTo seize, overpower, or captivate in a sudden and forceful manner.Rate it:

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take by stormTo capture by means of a sudden, overwhelming attack.Rate it:

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take coverTo shelter oneselfRate it:

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take delight into enjoyRate it:

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

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take down a pegAlternative form of pull down a peg.Rate it:

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take effectTo become active; to become effective.Rate it:

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take exceptionTo take offense; to object or protest.Rate it:

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take exception toExpress offense at; to.Rate it:

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take fiveTo take a five-minute break from some activity, take a short break from some activity.Rate it:

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take fiveTo break something up.Rate it:

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take flightTo flee.Rate it:

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take forTo regard as.Rate it:

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take forTo consider mistakenly.Rate it:

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take forTo defraud; to rip off.Rate it:

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take for a rideto deceive someoneRate it:

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take for grantedTo give little attention to or to underestimate the value of, to fail to appreciate.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 formTo take shapeRate it:

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take guard(For a new batsman, with help from the umpire) to mark a point on the popping crease in front of his wicket so that he knows where it is behind him; to guard.Rate it:

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