take over
take over {v.}
1a. To take control or possession of.
He expects to take over the business when his father retires.
1b. To take charge or responsibility.
The airplane pilot fainted and his co-pilot had to take over.
2. To borrow, imitate, or adopt.
The Japanese have taken over many European ways of life.
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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
