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(To) take it:
To endure trouble, criticism, or abuse. ex. "Say whatever you want about me, I can take it."
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Take it easy!
- Relax! (Also used in "to take it easy" = to relax, to spend a day relaxing, etc.)
- Example: My doctor told me I have high blood pressure. I'm to take easy and not work so hard.
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Take it or leave it:
To accept it the way it is or to forget it. ex. "That's my final offer. Take it or leave it."
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(To) take it's toll:
To cause damage (or loss). "The long hours he puts in at work have begun to take their toll on his health."
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(To) take something/ someone for granted:
To accept something/ someone (without gratitude) as a matter of course. ex. "We tend to take a lot of things for granted."
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(To) take something lying down:
To endure something unpleasant without fighting back. ex. "I'm not going to take this type of treatment lying down!"
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(To) take something with a grain of salt:
Not to take something that someone says too seriously.
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(To) take someone under one's wing:
To protect (and teach) someone. ex. "Arthur took the new employee under his wing and taught him everything he knew."
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(To) take the rap (for something):
To accept responsibility, admit that one is guilty of something. "I thought that Bill was responsible, but his friend Tom took the rap for the mixup."
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(To) think straight:
To think clearly. ex. "I was so tired that I couldn't think straight."
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(To) throw someone for a loop:
To confuse or shock someone. ex. "His last comment really threw me for a loop... I had no idea what he meant!"
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(To) tie the knot:
To get married.
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(To) tighten one's belt
To spend less money. ex. "After Becky lost her job, we really had to tighten our belts for a while."
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To save his/her life:
At all/ completely. ex. "She can't sing to save her life."
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Told you so!:
Basically when someone says "told you so!", it's like saying "See - I was right!".
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Tongue in cheek:
Joking. ex. "Quentin made a tongue-in-cheek remark to his dad."
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(To) touch on (something):
To mention/talk about. ex. "During the meeting, we touched on the plans to rebuild the school."
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True to one's word:
Keeping one's promise. ex. "I wasn't sure he would pay me, but he turned out to be true to his word."
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(To) try your luck
To attempt something. To try to see if you can do/win something. "I'm going to try my luck at the slot machines."
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(To) try someone's patience
To do something annoying that may cause someone to lose patience.
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(To) turn a blind eye to something:
To ignore something and pretend you did not see it. ex. "The usher turned a blind eye to the boy who snuck into the theater."
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(To) turn one's back on (something/someone):
To forget or ignore (something/someone) ex. "You should never turn your back on your friends."
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(To) two-time someone:
To be in a relationship and to have another boyfriend/girlfriend without telling your first boyfriend/girlfriend. "I dumped him when I found out he was two-timing me with Mary."
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