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you can't take it with youIt is not possible to take one's material wealth to whatever world may await one after death.1900, E. Phillips Oppenheim, A Millionaire of Yesterday, ch. 6:"The clause whichRate it:

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take a bulletto sacrifice oneself for another; to put oneself in harm's way in place of anotherRate it:

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take offTo depart.Rate it:

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take offlineDiscuss a sensitive or highly specific topic individually or in a small group away from a larger groupRate it:

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take a dirt napTo die.Rate it:

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take abackTo surprise or shock; to discomfit.Rate it:

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take it up the assTo be the recipient of anal sex.Rate it:

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take overTo adopt a further responsibility or duty.Rate it:

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Take a BackseatTo be at a secondary position or to be at a level of inferiority as compared to someone elseRate it:

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take afterTo follow someone's example.Rate it:

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take aimTo position oneself and/or one's weapon so as to be aimed specifically at a chosen mark or target (which is indicated after 'at')Rate it:

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take it or leave itAccept the proposal or proposition as it is stated or refuse the deal.Rate it:

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take it up the assTo be cheated or treated unfairly.Rate it:

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take the bitter with the sweetTo accept positive things with negative things.Rate it:

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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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please take it down a notch or two!Your objections are expressed in strong tones of violence!Rate it:

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take a ganderTo take a look; to check or examine.Rate it:

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take a grabUsed other than as an idiom: see take, grab.Rate it:

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take a napto sleep brieflyRate it:

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take it outsideTo take a fight to a more violent level, especially by moving it to an outside place.Rate it:

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take no prisonersTo be uncompromising.Rate it:

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take overTo become more successful than someone or something else.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 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 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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all students take calculusA mnemonic for the sign values of all the trigonometric functions in the two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system. The initial letters ASTC — for all, sine, tangent, cosine — signify which of the functions are positive, in the order of the quadrants, starting at the top right and moving counterclockwise.Rate it:

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devil take the hindmostAn imprecation that everyone should look after their own interests, leaving those who cannot cope to whatever fate befalls them.Rate it:

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Don't Take Any Wooden NickelsDon't allow anybody deceive you or take advantage of youRate it:

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don't take any wooden nickelsDo not permit yourself be cheated or duped; do not be naive.Rate it:

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give or takeApproximately; plus or minus some unknown amount.Rate it:

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go take a jump in the lake!a rude way of telling someone to go away and stop annoying you.Rate it:

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i take itlike saying "I conclude that..."; used to indicate one's rendering of another's action.Rate it:

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if you can't take it, don't dish it outdon't say or do something you wouldn't want said or done to youRate it:

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on the takeCorrupt; receiving bribes or other improper payments.Rate it:

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she came in from the cold with her bold, brazen, out-spoken, take on the world positive attitude.Speaking her mind, daring to take on/face challenges, speaking up and speaking out, not staying shut to anyone, ready/willing to face whatever life/anyone dishes out to her.Rate it:

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take a back seatTo be second to someone or something; to be less important or have a lower priority.Rate it:

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take a bathTo lose a large amount of money in an investment.Rate it:

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take a bathTo bathe.Rate it:

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take a bead onTo aim a gun at something.Rate it:

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take a biteTo eat a quick, light snack.Rate it:

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take a breathTo inhale and subsequently exhale air.Rate it:

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take a chanceTo risk; to try something risky.Rate it:

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take a dim view ofTo dislike; to regard with skepticism, disbelief, disfavor, etc.Rate it:

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take a diveTo lose or fail intentionally.Rate it:

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take a diveTo feign a knockout in order to lose intentionally.Rate it:

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take a flyerTo invest against odds.Rate it:

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take a flyerTo make a choice with an uncertain outcome; to take a chance.Rate it:

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take a grabto mark the football, especially overheadRate it:

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take a hikeTo go away; to leave or depart.Rate it:

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take a hikeTo go hiking.Rate it:

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