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Whe n the tab le s are turne d , the situatio n has chang e d g iving the ad vantag e to the p arty who had p re vio usly b e e n at a
d isad vantag e .
If yo u tackle an issue o r p ro b le m, yo u re so lve o r d e al with it.
If yo u take a b ack se at to so me thing o r so me o ne , yo u are surb o rd inate .
This is a way o f te lling so me o ne to g e t o ut.
Take a le af o ut o f so me o ne 's b o o k
If yo u take a le af o ut o f so me o ne 's b o o k, yo u co p y so me thing the y d o b e cause it will he lp yo u.
Whe n thing s take a no se d ive , the y d e cline ve ry q uickly and he ad to ward s d isaste r.
If so me b o d y take s a b lo w, so me thing b ad hap p e ns to the m.
If yo u take a rain che ck, yo u d e cline an o ffe r no w, sug g e sting yo u will acce p t it late r. ('Rainche ck' is also use d .)
If yo u take a shine to so me thing o r so me o ne , yo u like it o r the m instantly.
If yo u take a straw p o ll, yo u so und a numb e r o f p e o p le o ut to se e the ir o p inio ns o n an issue o r to p ic.
If yo u are take n ab ack, it me ans that yo u're surp rise d o r sho cke d b y so me thing .
To take b y sto rm me ans to cap tivate - e g . A ne w p lay that to o k Ne w Yo rk City b y sto rm.
Take b y the scruff o f the ne ck
If yo u take so me thing b y the scruff o n the ne ck, yo u take co mp le te co ntro l o f it.
If yo u take so me thing fo r a te st d rive r, yo u try so me thing to se e if yo u like it.
If yo u take so me thing fo r g rante d , yo u d o n't wo rry o r think ab o ut it b e cause yo u assume yo u will always have it. If yo u take
so me o ne fo r g rante d , yo u d o n't sho w yo ur ap p re ciatio n to the m.
If yo u take 40 winks, yo u have a sho rt sle e p .
If so me thing take s g uts, it re q uire s co urag e in the face o f d ang e r o r g re at risk. It take s g uts fo r fire me n to e nte r a b urning
b uild ing to save so me o ne .
If yo u take so me thing in yo ur strid e , yo u d e al with it e ve n tho ug h it is d ifficult o r unp le asant witho ut le tting it b o the r o r up se t yo u.
If yo u take so me thing o n the chin, so me thing b ad hap p e ns to yo u and yo u take it d ire ctly witho ut fuss.
If yo u take it up a no tch, yo u incre ase the e ffo rt o r inte nsity e xe rte d in a situatio n
If p e o p le take no p riso ne rs, the y d o thing s in a ve ry ag g re ssive way, witho ut co nsid e ring any harm the y mig ht d o to achie ve the ir
o b je ctive s.
To sacrifice o ne se lf in so me way fo r the g o o d o f the g ro up .
If so me thing like an id e a o r syste m take s ro o t, it b e co me s e stab lishe d , acce p te d o r b e lie ve d .
Do ing so me thing that is co mp le te ly p o intle ss o r unne ce ssary is like taking sand to the b e ach.
Take so me o ne d o wn a p e g
If so me o ne is take n d o wn a p e g (o r take n d o wn a p e g o r two ), the y lo se status in the e ye s o f o the rs b e cause o f so me thing the y
have d o ne wro ng o r b ad ly.
If yo u are take n fo r a rid e , yo u are d e ce ive d b y so me o ne .
If yo u take so me o ne to task, yo u sco ld the m fo r so me thing the y have d o ne wro ng .
Take so me o ne to the cle ane rs
If so me o ne is take n to the cle ane rs, the y are che ate d , d e fraud e d o r lo se a lo t o f mo ne y.
Take so me o ne to the wo o d she d
If so me o ne is take n to the wo o d she d , the y are p unishe d fo r so me thing the y have d o ne .
Take so me o ne und e r yo ur wing
If yo u take so me o ne und e r yo ur wing , yo u lo o k afte r the m while the y are le arning so me thing .
To asse ss a situatio n, to co nd uct a p e rso nal inve nto ry o f o ne s b e lie fs and value s, e tc.
(UK) If so me thing take s the b iscuit, it is the ab so lute limit.
Taking a b ull b y its ho rns wo uld b e the mo st d ire ct b ut also the mo st d ang e ro us way to try to co mp e te with such an animal. Whe n
we use the p hrase in e ve ryd ay talk, we me an that the p e rso n we are talking ab o ut tackle s the ir p ro b le ms d ire ctly and is no t
wo rrie d ab o ut any risks invo lve d .
If so me thing take s the cake , it is the b e st and take s the ho no urs.
If yo u take the chair, yo ur b e co me the chairman o r chairwo man o f a co mmitte e , e tc.
To re d uce the e ffe ct o f so me thing , usually so me thing unp le asant.
If yo u tall the fall, yo u acce p t the b lame and p o ssib ly the p unishme nt fo r ano the r's wro ng d o ing , with the imp licatio n that the true
culp rit, fo r p o litical o r o the r re aso ns, canno t b e e xp o se d as g uilty (acco mp anie d b y a p ub lic susp icio n that a re ward o f so me
so rt may fo llo w).
(USA) If yo u d o no t want to answe r a q ue stio n yo u can take the fifth, me aning yo u are cho o sing no t to answe r. ('Ple ad the fifth' is
also use d .)
If yo u take the flak, yo u are stro ng ly criticise d fo r so me thing . ('Take flak' is also use d .)
Start talking o r g iving a sp e e ch to a g ro up
If yo u take the he at, yo u take the criticism o r b lame fo r so me thing yo u d id n't d o , no rmally to p ro te ct the g uilty p e rso n.
(UK) If yo u take the Micke y, yo u te ase so me o ne . ('Take the Mick' is also use d .)
If yo u take the p lung e , yo u d e cid e to d o so me thing o r co mmit yo urse lf e ve n tho ug h yo u kno w the re is an e le me nt o f risk invo lve d .
Take the ro ug h with the smo o th
Pe o p le say that yo u have to take the ro ug h with the smo o th, me aning that yo u have to b e p re p are d to acce p t the d isad vantag e s
as we ll o f the ad vantag e s o f so me thing .
If yo u take to yo ur he e ls, yo u run away.
(UK) If yo u take up the re ins, yo u assume co ntro l o f so me thing - an o rg anisatio n, co mp any, co untry, e tc. ('Take o ve r the re ins' is
also use d .)
If yo u take up the to rch, yo u take o n a challe ng e o r re sp o nsib ility, usually whe n so me o ne e lse re tire s, o r le ave s an o rg anisatio n,
e tc.
If so me thing take s yo ur b re ath away, it asto nishe s o r surp rise s yo u.
Take yo ur e ye o ff the b all
If so me o ne take s the ir e ye o ff the b all, the y d o n't co nce ntrate o n so me thing imp o rtant that the y sho uld b e lo o king at.
If yo u say that yo u take yo ur hat o ff to so me o ne , yo u are sho wing yo ur re sp e ct o r ad miratio n.
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Ple ase No te
Ple ase no te that the se d atab ase s co ve r co llo q uial lang uag e and co ntain so me te rms that d e al with vulg ar and tab o o sub je cts. Yo u can
o p t to filte r-o ut e xp licit co nte nt o n yo ur
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