Verbs

• pull the plug — Verb – English ～ prevent from happening or continuing; "The government pulled the plug on spending"
• beat around the bush — Verb – English ～ be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
• bell the cat — Verb – English ～ take a risk; perform a daring act; "Who is going to bell the cat?"
• chew the fat — Verb – English ～ talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
• carry the can — Verb – English ～ accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions
• clear the air — Verb – English ～ dispel differences or negative emotions; "The group called a meeting to finally clear the air"
• come out of the closet — Verb – English ～ to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality; "This actor outed last year"
• take the air — Verb – English ～ take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure; "The lovers held hands while walking"; "We like to walk every Sunday"
• take the stage — Verb – English ～ attract attention onto oneself
• take the cake — Verb – English ～ rank first; used often in a negative context; "He takes the cake for chutzpah!"
• take the road — Verb – English ～ give theatrical performances while traveling from town to town
• take the Fifth Amendment — Verb – English ～ refuse to testify by invoking the Fifth Amendment, which states that nobody may be forced to testify as a witness against himself or herself
• take the stand — Verb – English ～ give testimony in a court of law
• take it on the chin — Verb – English ～ undergo failure or defeat
• take the floor — Verb – English ～ rise in order to make a speech or motion
• take the count — Verb – English ～ be counted out; remain down while the referee counts to ten
• take the field — Verb – English ～ go on a campaign; go off to war
• take the bull by the horns — Verb – English ～ face a difficulty and grapple with it without avoiding it
• take the Fifth — Verb – English ～ refuse to testify by invoking the Fifth Amendment, which states that nobody may be forced to testify as a witness against himself or herself
• take the floor — Verb – English ～ stand up to dance

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