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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 defraud; to rip off.Rate it:

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take forTo consider mistakenly.Rate it:

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take forTo regard as.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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take heartBe courageous; regain one's courage.Rate it:

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take heedTo pay attention.Rate it:

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take illTo become ill.Rate it:

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take into accountOr pay attention to; to notice.Rate it:

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take into considerationTo take into account.Rate it:

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take it awayTo begin, especially used to launch a performance of some sort (usually imperative and/or exclamatory).Rate it:

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take it easyAn informal greeting for parting or closing.Rate it:

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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 leave of one's sensesTo go crazy; to stop behaving rationally.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 matters into one's own handsTo deal with a problem alone, because others responsible have failed to deal with it.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 offTo leave the ground and begin flight; to ascend into the air.Rate it:

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take off!An order, a sharp command, a desultory admonition, Take Your Leave, now!, Get Lost!, Leave Town!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 one for the teamTo accept some chore or hardship for the sake of one's friends or colleagues.Rate it:

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