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The following 57 entries include the term take a.
take a load off someone's mind
idiom: to allow someone to stop worrying : to make someone feel relieved
take a load/weight off someone's mind
idiom: to make someone stop worrying about something
take a loss
idiom: to lose money
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
take (a place) by storm
idiom: to quickly become very popular throughout (a place)
take a pop at
idiom: to try to hit (someone)
take a pounding
idiom: to receive repeated hits —often used figuratively to suggest a setback or loss
take a risk
idiom: to do something that may result in loss, failure, etc.
take a run at
idiom: to attempt to do or solve (something)
take a running jump
idiom—used to tell someone who angers or annoys one to go away
take a seat
idiom: to sit down
take a shine to
idiom: to begin to like (someone or something)
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