Take the day off
To choose not to go to work for one day.I decided to take the day off because I was feeling bad.
Take the cake
To be the best or the worst.The woman's manners take the cake. They are very bad.
Take the bull by the horns
To take some kind of action.My aunt decided to take the bull by the horns and started to plan the family reunion.
Take the bitter with the sweet
To accept the bad things together with the good things.You have to take the bitter with the sweet when you are an athlete.
Take that tack
To take a course of action or do something that is different from the preceding course of action.I decided to take that tack when I realized... Read more →
Take stock of (something)
To carefully study a situation or a number of possibilities or opportunities.After taking stock of the situation the man decided to quit his... Read more →
Take stock in (something)
To have faith in something, to believe in something (usually used in the negative).The woman took no stock in her manager's crazy ideas.
Take stock
To count items of merchandise or supplies that are in stock, to take inventory.The store will be closed next week while the company is taking... Read more →
Take steps to (prevent or do something)
To begin to make plans or arrangements for something, to make preparations for something.Our company has begun to take steps to stop people from... Read more →
Take (something) with a grain of salt
To not take something that someone has said seriously.You can take everything that our teacher says with a grain of salt.