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[take upon oneself]

See: [TAKE ON ONESELF].

[take up the cudgels for]  {v. phr.},  {literary}

To come to the defense of; to support or fight for.

He was the first to take up the cudgels for his friend.

Compare: [STAND UP FOR].

[take up with]  {v.}

To begin to go around with (someone); see a lot of.

[take with a grain of salt] also [take with a pinch of salt]  {v. phr.}

To accept or believe only in part; not accept too much.

A man who says he is not a candidate for President should usually have his statement taken with a grain of salt.

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[taking pictures]  {v. phr.},  {slang},  {citizen's band radio jargon}

To use a radar-operated speed indicator in order to enforce the 55 MPH speed limit.

[tale]

See: [TELL TALES OUT OF SCHOOL].

[talent scout]  {n. phr.}

A person employed by a large organization to seek out promising and gifted individuals.

Gordon has been working as a talent scout for a television program.

Compare: [HEAD HUNTING] (2).

[talent show]  {n.}

An entertainment in which new entertainers try to win a prize.

Mary won the talent show by her dancing.

[talk]

See: [DOUBLE-TALK], [PEP TALK], [SALES TALK], [SWEET TALK].

[talk a blue streak]  {v. phr.},  {informal}

To talk on and on, usually very fast.