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101take\ with\ a\ pinch\ of\ salt — • take (smth) with a grain of salt • take (smth) with a pinch of salt v. phr. To accept or believe only in part; not accept too much. A man who says he is not a candidate for President should usually have his statement taken with a grain of salt …
102take something with a grain of salt — take something with a grain (or pinch) of salt regard something as exaggerated; believe only part of something take a stock tip with a grain of salt …
103take somebody through something — ˌtake sb ˈthrough sth derived to help sb learn or become familiar with sth, for example by talking about each part in turn • The director took us through the play scene by scene. • I still don t understand the contract. Can you take me through it …
104Take That Look Off Your Face — is the title of a hit song by musical theatre composer Andrew Lloyd Webber. Collaborating with lyricist Don Black, it was written for the song cycle show Tell Me on a Sunday in 1978. It was sung and released by Marti Webb in 1980, and became a… …
105take leave — index abandon (physically leave), dissociate, leave (depart), part (leave), quit (evacuate), retire …
106take one's departure — index abandon (physically leave), part (leave) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
107take something with a pinch (or grain) of salt — regard something as exaggerated; believe only part of something. → salt …
108take someone in hand — part of your job is to take young Master Jonathon in hand Syn: control, be in charge of, dominate, master; reform, improve, correct, change, rehabilitate …
109take up the slack — ► take (or pick) up the slack 1) improve the use of resources to avoid an undesirable lull in business. 2) pull on the loose part of a rope to make it taut. Main Entry: ↑slack …
110take someone's temperature — To use a thermometer to ascertain someone s body temperature, as part of diagnosis • • • Main Entry: ↑temperature …