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give or take	Approximately; plus or minus some unknown amount.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
give someone an inch and someone will take a mile	If concessions are made for someone, that will embolden them to take further advantage of the person who helped them, instead of being content with what they have been given.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
go take a jump in the lake!	a rude way of telling someone to go away and stop annoying you.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
i take it	like saying "I conclude that..."; used to indicate one's rendering of another's action.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
if you can't take it, don't dish it out	don't say or do something you wouldn't want said or done to you	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
on the take	Corrupt; receiving bribes or other improper payments.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
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: (0.00 / 0 votes)
shut up and take my money	Said about something that the speaker wants to buy immediately.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a back seat	To be second to someone or something; to be less important or have a lower priority.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a bath	To lose a large amount of money in an investment.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a bath	To bathe.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a bead on	To aim a gun at something.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a bite	To eat a quick, light snack.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a breath	To inhale and subsequently exhale air.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a chance	To risk; to try something risky.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a dim view of	To dislike; to regard with skepticism, disbelief, disfavor, etc.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a dive	To lose or fail intentionally.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a dive	To feign a knockout in order to lose intentionally.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a flyer	To invest against odds.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a flyer	To make a choice with an uncertain outcome; to take a chance.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a grab	to mark the football, especially overhead	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a hike	To go hiking.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a hike	To go away; to leave or depart.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a licking	To suffer a defeat or a beating.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a load off	To go from a standing position to a sitting one.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a long walk off a short pier	Used to tell someone to go away, or that their request will not be met.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a look	To examine or observe.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a number	Recognize that many others are in the same situation; recognize that one's concerns are not of high priority; be prepared to wait.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a page out of someone's playbook	To adopt an idea or practice of another person	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a picture	To photographically capture an image.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a powder	To leave in a hurry; run away; scram; depart without taking leave or notifying anyone, often with a connotation of avoiding something unpleasant or shirking responsibility.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Take a Powder	Quickly leaving a place or to sneak out from someone	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a ride to Tyburn	To be executed.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a run at	To attempt to achieve or acquire.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a run at	To attack or challenge or to try to attack or challenge.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Take a Shine To	Becoming fond of something; or to like something quickly	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a shine to someone	take a shine to someone	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a shot in the dark	To try on something without having any knowledge about the subject.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a spill	To trip or fall.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a stab at	To guess.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a stab at	To attempt or try.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a tiger by the tail	Latch-on, accost, challenge, confront someone or something which is dangerous, threatening, vicious, harmful, explosive, oppressive, vindictive.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a tumble	To fall off something, or down something.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a tumble	To fall in price or value.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a turn	Change in direction, tone, or tendency.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a turn	To participate in an activity involving two or more participants.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a turn	To walk around; to stroll.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a turn for the better	To start to become better; to improve.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a turn for the worse	To start to become worse; to worsen.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take a walk in the snow	See walk in the snow.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)

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