“pick/take”

The following 3 entries include the term pick/take.

pick/take up the cudgels for

idiom

: to fight in defense or support of (someone or something)

pick/take up the gauntlet

idiom

: to show that one is willing and ready to fight, argue, or compete with someone or to do something that is difficult but necessary : to accept or respond to a challenge

pick/take up the slack

idiom

: to provide or do something that is missing or not getting done

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