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31take something into account — take (something/someone) into account to think about something or someone when you are making a decision or a judgement. I hope they ll take her age into account when they re judging her work. They took into account that he d never been in… …
32take something hard — phrase to be very upset by something He took it very hard when his wife died last year. Thesaurus: to be, or to become sad, regretful or upsetsynonym Main entry: hard * * * take sth ˈhard idiom to be very upset by sth …
33take something off the boil — british phrase to remove something from heat so that it stops boiling Take the pan off the boil and add the remaining ingredients. Thesaurus: to change consistencyhyponym Main entry: boil …
34take something on the chin — informal phrase to accept something unpleasant in a brave way without complaining You have to take it on the chin and come back fighting. Thesaurus: to be patient, and to not complain too muchsynonym Main entry: chin …
35take something with a pinch of salt — take (something) with a pinch of salt British & Australian, American & Australian if you take what someone says with a pinch of salt, you do not completely believe it. You have to take everything she says with a pinch of salt. She has a tendency… …
36take something with a pinch (or grain) of salt — regard something as exaggerated; believe only part of something. → salt …
37take something off — take (something) off to not work at your job for a period of time. I ve decided to take next semester off and travel and write. Jim needs to take off for a little while …
38take something to heart — take (something) to heart if you take criticism or advice to heart, you think about it seriously, often because it upsets you. Don t take it to heart he was only joking about your hair …
39take something as a given — phrase to accept that something is true and not expect it to change We’ve taken it as a given that our members are honest. Thesaurus: to believe or accept that something is true or existssynonym Main entry: given …
40take something as gospel — phrase to believe something without doubting it at all You mustn’t treat what as I say as gospel. Thesaurus: to believe or accept that something is true or existssynonym Main entry: gospel …
