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  • 81take care of sth — take care of sth/sb ► to look after or protect something or someone: »Take care of your home: it s your largest asset. »People are doing this job to put food on the table and take care of their children. ► to deal with or be responsible for… …

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  • 82take care of sth/sb — ► to look after or protect something or someone: »Take care of your home: it s your largest asset. »People are doing this job to put food on the table and take care of their children. ► to deal with or be responsible for something: »He suggested… …

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  • 83take issue with sth — FORMAL ► to disagree strongly with someone: take issue with sb over sth »I took issue with him over his interpretation of the instructions. Main Entry: ↑issue …

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  • 84take part (in something) — phrase to be involved in an activity with other people They will be taking part in the discussions, along with many other organizations. Elections were held, but the KLA refused to take part. Thesaurus: to take part, or to become involvedsynonym… …

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  • 85take a heavy toll (on somebody) — take a heavy ˈtoll (on sb/sth) | take its ˈtoll (on sb/sth) idiom to have a bad effect on sb/sth; to cause a lot of damage, deaths, suffering, etc • Illness had taken a heavy toll on her. • The recession is taking its toll on the housing markets …

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  • 86take a heavy toll (on something) — take a heavy ˈtoll (on sb/sth) | take its ˈtoll (on sb/sth) idiom to have a bad effect on sb/sth; to cause a lot of damage, deaths, suffering, etc • Illness had taken a heavy toll on her. • The recession is taking its toll on the housing markets …

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  • 87take its toll (on somebody) — take a heavy ˈtoll (on sb/sth) | take its ˈtoll (on sb/sth) idiom to have a bad effect on sb/sth; to cause a lot of damage, deaths, suffering, etc • Illness had taken a heavy toll on her. • The recession is taking its toll on the housing markets …

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  • 88take its toll (on something) — take a heavy ˈtoll (on sb/sth) | take its ˈtoll (on sb/sth) idiom to have a bad effect on sb/sth; to cause a lot of damage, deaths, suffering, etc • Illness had taken a heavy toll on her. • The recession is taking its toll on the housing markets …

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  • 89take somebody's place — take sb s/sth s ˈplace | take the place of sb/sth idiom to replace sb/sth • She couldn t attend the meeting so her assistant took her place. • Computers have taken the place of typewriters in most offices. Main entry: ↑placeidiom …

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  • 90take the place of somebody — take sb s/sth s ˈplace | take the place of sb/sth idiom to replace sb/sth • She couldn t attend the meeting so her assistant took her place. • Computers have taken the place of typewriters in most offices. Main entry: ↑placeidiom …

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