take requests

idiom

: to play music, sing songs, etc., that people in an audience ask for

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Springsteen will sometimes take requests off tour signs, which can feel like a magician’s sleight-of-hand: Can even a band this accomplished have the sense memory for tunes so long unplayed? Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Apr. 2024 The 362-foot long, two-deck hub of activity keeps abuzz with 15 restaurants, bars and lounges, one being Dueling Pianos, the cruise line’s first double-pianist bar where two ivory-tickling musicians take requests each evening. David Dickstein, Orange County Register, 2 Feb. 2024 While the decanters will be designed based on customers’ personalities, the team has sole control over the design process and does not take requests. Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2024 There’s no menu, but bartenders are ready to take requests or surprise you with the flavor of the night. Sophie Prideaux, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for take requests 

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“Take requests.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20requests. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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