[take a flop] {v. phr.} To fall heavily. * /I took […]

[take a hand in] {v. phr.} To assist in the direction […]

[take a hint] {v. phr.} To understand an allusion or a […]

[take a joke] {v. phr.} Accept in good spirit some derision […]

[take a load off one's feet] {v. phr.} To alleviate one's […]

[take a new turn] {v. phr.} To start a new course; […]

[take a nose dive] {v. phr.} To plummet; fall sharply. * […]

[take a powder] {v. phr.}, {slang} To leave hurriedly; run out […]

[take a punch at] or [take a poke at] or [take […]

[take a shine to] {v. phr.}, {slang} To have or show […]