take chances
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～ take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"
take stock
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～ to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail; "he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror"
take lying down
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～ suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively; "I won't take this insult lying down"
take apart
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～ take apart into its constituent pieces
take heed
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～ listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision"
take
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～ take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"
take
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～ lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"
take a leak
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～ eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug"
take hold
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～ have or hold in one's hands or grip; "Hold this bowl for a moment, please"; "A crazy idea took hold of him"
take stage
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～ attract attention onto oneself
take back
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～ bring back to the point of departure
take
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～ be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"
take a hit
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～ inhale through the nose
take
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～ require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
take out
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～ bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"
take
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～ accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut"
take five
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～ take a break for five minutes; "The musicians took five during the rehearsal"
take away
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～ remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
take out
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～ make a date; "Has he asked you out yet?" "He asekd me to a dance"
take
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～ receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"