take+thought
71take to one's heels — verb To leave; especially, to flee or run away. The thief took to his heels when he thought he heard someone coming …
72take\ the\ words\ out\ of\ one's\ mouth — v. phr. To say what another is just going to say; to put another s thought into words. Let s go to the beach tomorrow. You took the words right out of my mouth; I was thinking of that. I was going to suggest a movie, but she took the words out of …
73take to the hills — to escape You are free from captivity, real or figurative: I really thought seriously of taking to the hills with our little Laura. (B. Forbes, 1983 he was thinking of deserting his wife) …
74take the cake — Digest 16/2002 to outdo; to exceed normal behavior; metaphorically, to win the prize David has done foolish things in the past, but I never thought he would do anything this foolish. This really takes the cake. The expression is often used to… …
75take the gloss off something — to make something seem not as good as you thought it was …
76To take a newspaper — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …
77To take advantage of — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …
78To take aim — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …
79To take air — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …
80To take along — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …