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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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shut up and take my moneySaid about something that the speaker wants to buy immediately.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 make a choice with an uncertain outcome; to take a chance.Rate it:

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take a flyerTo invest against odds.Rate it:

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take a grabto mark the football, especially overheadRate it:

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take a hikeTo go hiking.Rate it:

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

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take a lickingTo suffer a defeat or a beating.Rate it:

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take a load offTo go from a standing position to a sitting one.Rate it:

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take a long walk off a short pierUsed to tell someone to go away, or that their request will not be met.Rate it:

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take a lookTo examine or observe.Rate it:

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take a numberRecognize that many others are in the same situation; recognize that one's concerns are not of high priority; be prepared to wait.Rate it:

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take a page out of someone's playbookTo adopt an idea or practice of another personRate it:

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take a pictureTo photographically capture an image.Rate it:

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take a powderTo 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:

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Take a PowderQuickly leaving a place or to sneak out from someoneRate it:

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take a ride to TyburnTo be executed.Rate it:

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take a run atTo attempt to achieve or acquire.Rate it:

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take a run atTo attack or challenge or to try to attack or challenge.Rate it:

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Take a Shine ToBecoming fond of something; or to like something quicklyRate it:

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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 off something, or down something.Rate it:

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take a tumbleTo fall in price or value.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 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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