COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
took a calculated risk
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The police took a calculated risk in releasing him.
took a drag
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Frank took a drag on his cigarette.
took a flying leap
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He took a flying leap and just managed to clear the stream.
took a nosedive
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The pound took a nosedive on the foreign exchange market today.
took a peep
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Jon took a peep at his watch.
took a poke at
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Bennett took a poke at the President’s refusal to sign the bill.
took a swing at (= tried to hit )
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He took a swing at my head and missed.
took a swipe at
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She took a swipe at the ball.
took a whack at (= tried to hit )
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Singleton took a whack at Miller’s head.
took a...jab
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White House officials took a sharp jab at the Democrats’ plan.
took an instant dislike to (= they disliked each other immediately )
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They took an instant dislike to each other .
took an overdose
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She took an overdose and died two days later.
took a...peek
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Diane took a quick peek at herself in the mirror.
took forever
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It took forever to clean up after the party.
took office (= started in an important job or position )
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A provisional military government took office .
took one look
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I took one look at the coat and decided it wasn’t worth £50.
took silk (= became a QC )
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His practice quickly grew and he took silk in 1988.
took the bait (= accepted what was on offer )
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Plenty of people took the bait and lost their life savings.
took the easy way out
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I just took the easy way out and gave him some cash.
took the gloss off
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The injury to Keane took the gloss off Manchester United’s victory.
took the lift
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They took the lift down to the bar.
took the podium (= spoke from it )
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Several speakers took the podium that night.
took up...room
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The old wardrobe took up too much room .
took...apart
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They took the engine apart to see what was wrong.
took...as an insult (= thought it was meant to be an insult )
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Their offer was so low I took it as an insult .
took...fingerprints (= made a record of them )
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The police questioned Beresford and took his fingerprints .
took...for a drive
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Taylor took me for a drive through the town.
took...gulp
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He took a huge gulp of brandy.
took...long time
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It took a long time to get everything ready.
took...longer
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It took me longer than I thought it would.
took...mouthful
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He took a mouthful of his pudding.
took...nibble
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She took a nibble of her cookie.
took...puff
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He laughed and took a puff on his cigar.
took...ribbing
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He took a lot of ribbing from other members of the crew.
took...sabbatical
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She took a long sabbatical .
took...sip
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She poured more wine and took a sip .
took...spill
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Tyson broke a rib when he took a spill on his motorcycle.
took...swig
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She took a long swig of Coke.
took...tally
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the two goals that took his tally for Scotland to 15
took...to new heights
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They took ice dancing to new heights .
took...toll
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The bombings took a heavy toll , killing hundreds of Londoners.
took...unprecedented step
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He took the unprecedented step of stating that the rumours were false.