take a notion
11take it into one's head — 1. To conceive the (esp wrong or foolish) notion, believe (with that) 2. To conceive the (esp misguided) intention of (with to) • • • Main Entry: ↑head …
12notion — 01. Fred has this strange [notion] that he can do whatever he wants, and no one will challenge him on it. 02. The [notion] that all people are created equal is a political philosophy rather than a literal fact. 03. Where did you get the [notion]… …
13take into one's head — phrasal : to conceive as a sudden notion : be seized with an idea or form a sudden resolve took it into his head to open a small shop of his own * * * take into one s head To be seized with a notion • • • Main Entry: ↑take …
14Take the Money and Run — Infobox Film name = Take the Money and Run caption= original film poster director = Woody Allen producer = Charles Joffe writer = Woody Allen Mickey Rose starring = Woody Allen Janet Margolin Louise Lasser Marcel Hillaire Jackson Beck Lonny… …
15take issue with — disagree with; challenge she takes issue with the notion of crime as unique to contemporary society * * * take issue with : to disagree with (someone or something) She took issue with the conclusions reached by the study. I take issue with their… …
16Rostovian take-off model — The Rostovian take off model (also called Rostow s Stages of Growth ) is one of the major historical models of economic growth. It was developed by W. W. Rostow. The model postulates that economic modernization occurs in five basic stages, of… …
17Sometimes a Great Notion — by Ken Kesey (1964) This second novel by ken kesey, which is often considered to be his masterpiece, exhibits a concern with local color that is reminiscent of many of America’s best regionalist writers such as William Faulkner and John… …
18give-and-take — {n. phr.} 1. A sharing; giving and receiving back and forth between people; a giving up by people on different sides of part of what each one wants so that they can agree. * /Jimmy is too selfish. He has no notion of give and take with the other… …
19give-and-take — {n. phr.} 1. A sharing; giving and receiving back and forth between people; a giving up by people on different sides of part of what each one wants so that they can agree. * /Jimmy is too selfish. He has no notion of give and take with the other… …
20give-and-take — n. phr. 1. A sharing; giving and receiving back and forth between people; a giving up by people on different sides of part of what each one wants so that they can agree. Jimmy is too selfish. He has no notion of give and take with the other… …
