sweeten the pot »
To increase a wager.
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take a picture »
To photographically capture an image.
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take heart »
Be courageous; regain one's courage.
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take its toll »
To affect, especially negatively; to damage or degrade; to cause destruction.
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take sides »
To ally oneself with a given opinion, agenda or group; to support one side or viewpoint in a competition or confrontation.
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take something in stride »
To cope with something without much effort; to accept or manage something well.
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take the plunge »
To get engaged.
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take the wind out of someone's sails »
To discourage someone greatly; to cause someone to lose hope or the will to continue.
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talk dirty »
To use profane language, especially sexual vulgarities for the purpose of arousal.
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talk like an apothecary »
To use hard or gallipot words: from the assumed gravity and affectation of knowledge generally put on by the gentlemen of this profession, who are commonly as superficial in their learning as they are pedantic in their language.
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tart up »
To modify or repackage a product, service, or idea to make it more attractive or easier to sell.
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tear up »
To damage.
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tear up the pea patch »
To put on a notable performance, especially in sports; to go on a rampage.
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that's the way life is »
That is the way things happenCertain things cannot be changed, helped or improved; struggle and objection are pointless.1935, Louis Bromfield, The Man Who Had Everything [1], page 279:That's the way life is, and there's no use trying to go against it.1979, Jay Edward Abrams, A Theology of Christian Counseling: More Than Redemption [2], ISBN 0310511011, page 45:There are no standards, no values; that's the way life is. Learn to accept it and slide with it. Stop fighting it.2002, B. Eugene Ellison, Rings of the Templars, ISBN 059524050X, page 337:Shit happens; that's the way life is. In fact, I want you to take an additional thousand for your efforts.
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the beast with two backs »
Two people engaged in sexual intercourse.
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