try+to+take+in
61try a fall — To take a bout at wrestling • • • Main Entry: ↑fall …
62take to one's heels — also[show a clean pair of heels] {v. phr.} To begin to run or run away. * /When he heard the police coming, the thief took to his heels./ …
63take to one's heels — also[show a clean pair of heels] {v. phr.} To begin to run or run away. * /When he heard the police coming, the thief took to his heels./ …
64Take a Match — is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. It was first published in Robert Silverberg s 1972 anthology New Dimensions II and reprinted in the 1975 collection Buy Jupiter and Other Stories .A spaceship is stranded between the stars but out …
65take a chance — index bet, gamble, parlay (bet), speculate (chance), try (attempt) Burton s Legal Thesaurus …
66take a crack at — try, attempt Have you decided to take a crack at the entrance exam in June? …
67take (great) pains to (do something) — to try very hard to do something. We took great pains to insure that no one felt left out. Related vocabulary: go to great lengths to do something …
68take the bull by its horns — Taking a bull by its horns would be the most direct but also the most dangerous way to try to compete with such an animal. When we use the phrase in everyday talk, we mean that the person we are talking about tackles their problems directly and… …
69take a crack at — [v] try attempt, do one’s best*, drive for, give a go*, give a whirl*, go after, go all out*, go for, have a crack*, have a go*, have a rip*, have a shot*, have a stab*, have a whack*, make an attempt, make an effort, make a pass at*, make a… …
70take a run at something — phrase to run towards something, usually to try and jump over it She took a run at the fence and leapt over. Thesaurus: to runsynonym Main entry: run …
