“take a lot”

The following 4 entries include the term take a lot.

take a lot of doing

idiom

: to require a lot of work

take a lot of lumps

idiom

: to be badly beaten or hurt usually used figuratively

take (a lot of) time

idiom

: to require that a lot of time needs to pass before happening or getting finished

take a lot out of (someone)

idiom

: to require a lot of work or energy and cause someone to feel physically or emotionally tired


What did you just call me?

  • brown chihuahua sitting on the floor with squinting eyes looking at the camera
  • Before we went to her house, Hannah told us her aunt was a flibbertigibbet.
How Strong Is Your Vocabulary?

Test your vocabulary with our 10-question quiz!

TAKE THE QUIZ
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.

Pick the best words!

PLAY
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!