[take root] {v. phr.} 1. To form roots so as to […]

[take shape] {v. phr.} To grow or develop into a certain […]

[take sides] {v. phr.} To join one group against another in […]

[take someone for a ride] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To cheat […]

[take steps] {v. phr.} To begin to make plans or arrangements; […]

[take stock] {v. phr.} 1. To count exactly the items of […]

[take stock in] {v. phr.}, {informal} To have faith in; trust; […]

[take the bread out of one's mouth] {v. phr.} To take […]

[take the bull by the horns] {v. phr.}, {informal} To take […]

[take the cake] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To take the first […]