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  • 41take apart — take (someone) apart to try to understand a person by examining their personality and character. That psychiatrist wanted to take me apart to see what makes me tick. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of take something apart (= separate the… …

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  • 42take a crack at something — take a crack at (something/doing something) to try to do something. Ford said he had always wanted to take a crack at writing a novel. Usage notes: sometimes used in the forms take another crack at something or have another crack at something: He …

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  • 43take a crack at doing something — take a crack at (something/doing something) to try to do something. Ford said he had always wanted to take a crack at writing a novel. Usage notes: sometimes used in the forms take another crack at something or have another crack at something: He …

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  • 44take a crack at — (something/doing something) to try to do something. Ford said he had always wanted to take a crack at writing a novel. Usage notes: sometimes used in the forms take another crack at something or have another crack at something: He couldn t go… …

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  • 45take turns doing something — take turns (doing something) to do something one person after another. The mothers in our group take turns driving the children to school. When they play on the swings, we try to make sure the kids take turns …

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  • 46take turns — (doing something) to do something one person after another. The mothers in our group take turns driving the children to school. When they play on the swings, we try to make sure the kids take turns …

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  • 47take over from something — ˌtake ˈover (from sth) derived to become bigger or more important than sth else; to replace sth • Try not to let negative thoughts take over. • It has been suggested that mammals took over from dinosaurs 65 million years ago. • In your teens, pee …

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  • 48take trouble over something — take trouble over/with sth | take trouble doing/to do sth idiom to try hard to do sth well • They take a lot of trouble to find the right person for the right job. Main entry: ↑troubleidiom …

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  • 49take trouble with something — take trouble over/with sth | take trouble doing/to do sth idiom to try hard to do sth well • They take a lot of trouble to find the right person for the right job. Main entry: ↑troubleidiom …

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  • 50take trouble doing do something — take trouble over/with sth | take trouble doing/to do sth idiom to try hard to do sth well • They take a lot of trouble to find the right person for the right job. Main entry: ↑troubleidiom …

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