take stock in
take no stock in
To have faith in; trust; believe. Usually used in the negative.
He took no stock in the idea that women were better cooks than men.
They took little or no stock in the boy's story that he had lost the money.
Do you take any stock in the gossip about Joan?
take the bit in one's mouth
take the bit in one's teeth
To have your own way; take charge of things; take control of something.
Поступать по-своему; брать на себя ответственность за что-либо; контролировать что-либо.
When Mary wanted something, she was likely to take the bit in her teeth and her parents could do nothing with her.
Когда Мэри чего-то хотела, она предпочитала брала удила в свои руки, и ее родители ничего не могли с ней поделать.
Sometimes you have to take the bit in your mouth and forge your own path, regardless of what others may think.
Иногда приходится пересилить себя и проложить свой собственный путь, независимо от того, что думают другие.
She decided it was time to take the bit in her teeth and pursue her dreams, no matter the obstacles that lay ahead.
Она решила, что пришло время взять себя в руки и следовать за своими мечтами, несмотря ни на какие препятствия.
When the time comes, don't hesitate; take the bit in your mouth and charge forward with confidence.
Когда придет время, не медлите, возьмите удила в свои руки и смело двигайтесь вперед.
take the law into one's own hands
To protect one's supposed rights or punish a suspected wrongdoer without reference to a court. An overused expression.
When the men of the settlement caught the suspected murderer, they took the law into their own hands and hanged him to a tree.
His farm was going to be sold for taxes, but he took the law into his own hands and drove the sheriff away with a shotgun.
take with a grain of salt
take with a pinch of salt
To accept or believe only in part; not accept too much.
Принимать или верить во что-то только частичино; не доверять; скептически относиться.
A man who says he is not a candidate for President should usually have his statement taken with a grain of salt.
We took Uncle George's stories of the war with a pinch of salt.
I heard that the tuition fees are going to be reduced, but that should be taken with a grain of salt.
Я слышал, что стоимость обучения будет снижена, но я не думаю что это стопроцентная информация.
taking pictures
To use a radar-operated speed indicator in order to enforce the 55 MPH speed limit.
The Smokeys are taking pictures!
talk in circles
To waste time by saying words that don't mean very much.
After three hours at the negotiating table, the parties decided to call it quits because they realized that they had been talking in circles.
talk into
To get (someone) to agree to; make (someone) decide on (doing something) by talking; persuade to. Used with a verbal noun.
Bob talked us into walking home with him.
To cause to be in or to get into by talking.
You talked us into this mess. Now get us out!
Mr. Jones lost the customer in his store by arguing with him. "You'll talk us into the poor house yet!" said Mrs. Jones.
talking book
A book recorded by voice on phonograph records for blind people.
Billy, who was blind, learned history from a talking book.