take lying down »
To endure without complaint or protest.
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take off »
To leave the ground and begin flight; to ascend into the air.
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take one's lumps »
To endure through criticism or other adversity.
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take out of context »
To interpret something in a manner in which it was not intended to be understood, often deliberately.
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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 the offensive »
To attack instead of defending; to be bold and proactive.
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talk down »
To speak condescendingly or as though the listener is inferior.
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the bends »
decompression sickness
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the end all-be all »
Something ultimate; the best part of something; the thing which solves all problems associated with something.
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the end justifies the means »
Morally wrong actions are sometimes necessary to achieve morally right outcomes; actions can only be considered morally right or wrong by virtue of the morality of the outcome.
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the end of one's rope »
At the limit of one’s patience, when one is so frustrated or annoyed that one can no longer take it..
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the ends justify the means »
Alternative form of the end justifies the means.
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the finger »
An obscene gesture, typically consisting of extending the middle finger at somebody.
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the icing on the cake »
Something wonderful at the end of something good.
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the proof of the pudding is in the eating »
The only real test of something is as what it is intended to be used for.
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| BTW, Why won't you become an editor? |
