English to English Dictionary

Take potluck

To accept whatever is available or happens to be provided without being able to choose or plan in advance.

Take pride in

To feel a deep sense of satisfaction, pleasure, or self-respect regarding one's own achievements, qualities, or possessions.

Take shape

To become definite, clear, or well-organized; to develop into a specific form or structure.

Take the Piss

To mock or tease someone in a playful or derisive manner.

Take the Queen's Shilling

To enlist in the military, often implying a loss of freedom or autonomy.

Take the mickey

To tease, mock, or make fun of someone in a playful or good-natured manner.

Take to heart

To consider something seriously and be deeply affected or influenced by it, often in response to criticism or advice.

Take with a grain of salt

To view something with skepticism or not interpret it as completely truthful or accurate.

Take-On

A challenge or responsibility that one accepts.

Take-charge

Characterized by an ability to assume control, lead, or make decisions confidently in difficult or crisis situations.

Take-hold

A secure grip or grasp on something, physical or metaphorical.

Take-home message

The most important point, moral, or conclusion of a presentation, speech, or learning experience that is meant to be remembered.