T
Idioms beginning with "T"
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[take aim] {v. phr.}
To get ready to hit, throw at, or shoot at by sighting carefully.
When the captain orders "Take aim," raise your gun to your shoulder and sight along the barrel at the target.
* /Before the hunter could take aim, the deer […]
[take a hand in] {v. phr.}
To assist in the direction of; participate.
The University Faculty Club decided to take a hand in helping the recent refugees.
[take a hint] {v. phr.}
To understand an allusion or a suggestion and behave accordingly.
"I don't like people who smoke," she said. "Can't you take a hint and either quit smoking or seeing me?"
[take a joke] {v. phr.}
Accept in good spirit some derision directed at oneself.
My brother has a good sense of humor when teasing others, but he cannot take a joke on himself.
[take a load off one's feet] {v. phr.}
To alleviate one's fatigue by sitting down during some taxing work.
"You've been standing there for hours, Jake," John said. "Why don't you take a load off your feet?"
[take amiss] or [the wrong way] {v. phr.}
To become offended due to a misunderstanding.
"I hope you won't take it amiss," the boss said to Jane, "that I find you irresistibly attractive."