“take a lot of”

The following 3 entries include the term take a lot of.

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


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