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  • 61lead from the front — take an active role in what one is urging and directing others to do * * * lead from the ˈfront f27 idiom to take an active part in what you are telling or persuading others to do Main entry: ↑leadidiom …

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  • 62lead line — lead′ line [[t]lɛd[/t]] n. naut. navig. a line by which a lead is lowered into the water to take soundings • Etymology: 1475–85 …

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  • 63take risks — • take risks • to run the risk of to follow a course of action, knowing that it may lead to negative results; to take a chance(s) …

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  • 64Take This Heart of Mine — is a song written by The Miracles members Warren Pete Moore, William Smokey Robinson and Marv Tarplin, produced by Robinson and released as a single by American soul singer Marvin Gaye, on Motown Records Tamla label in 1966.Released in succession …

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  • 65take in — index acquire (receive), betray (lead astray), bilk, comprehend (include), comprehend (und …

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  • 66take for a ride — lead to one s death, capture and kill; cheat, deceive …

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  • 67take the chair — lead, manage a meeting, act as the head …

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  • 68Lead Belly — Infobox musical artist Name = Lead Belly Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = solo singer Birth name = Huddie William Ledbetter Alias = Leadbelly Born = birth date|1888|1| Mooringsport, Louisiana, U.S.A. Died = death date and… …

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  • 69lead — lead1 /leed/, v., led, leading, n., adj. v.t. 1. to go before or with to show the way; conduct or escort: to lead a group on a cross country hike. 2. to conduct by holding and guiding: to lead a horse by a rope. 3. to influence or induce; cause:… …

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  • 70Take My Hand, Precious Lord — Infobox Single Name = Take My Hand, Precious Lord Artist = Mahalia Jackson from Album = Bless This House A side = B side = Released = 1956 Format = Recorded = Tuesday, March 27, 1956 Genre = Gospel Label = Columbia Length = Writer = Rev. Thomas A …

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