take pains
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～ try very hard to do something
take orders
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～ be ordained; enter the Christian ministry; "She took orders last month"
take back
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～ take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words"
take
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～ travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route; "He takes the bus to work"; "She takes Route 1 to Newark"
take into account
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～ allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something; "I allow for this possibility"; "The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash"
take pride
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～ feel proud of; "She took great pride in her sons"
take off
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～ mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner; "This song takes off from a famous aria"
take after
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～ imitate in behavior; take as a model; "Teenagers follow their friends in everything"
take a shit
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～ have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds"
take
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～ receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day"
take
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～ assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development"; "he occupies the position of manager"; "the young prince will soon occupy the throne"
take on
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～ take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"
take
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～ take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
take
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～ occupy or take on; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose"
take flight
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～ run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"
take
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～ be seized or affected in a specified way; "take sick"; "be taken drunk"
take in
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～ fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"
take off
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～ make a subtraction; "subtract this amount from my paycheck"