take one's medicine
To accept punishment without complaining.
The boy said he was sorry he broke the window and was ready to take his medicine.
take one's name in vain
To call upon (God) as a witness to your truth or honesty when you are lying; swear by (God) untruthfully.
You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
To talk about a person or mention his name.
"Did I hear someone taking my name in vain?" asked Bill as he joined his friends.
take one's time
To avoid haste; act in an unhurried way; to do without rush; not to hurry.
He liked to take his time over breakfast.
It is better to take your time at this job than to hurry and make mistakes.
There's no need to hurry doing those exercises. Take your time.
William never works rapidly. He always takes his time in everything that he does.
take one's word
To believe one's promise.
Herb took Eric's word when he promised to pay up his debt.
take out after
To start pursuing one.
The watchdog took out after the burglars.
take out on
To vent one's sadness, frustration, or anger on someone who is usually innocent of the problem at hand.
"Why are you always taking out your frustrations on me?" Jane asked Tom, when he slammed the door.
take out
To remove, to extract; to go on a date with.
Students, take out your books and open them to page twelve.
Did you take Sue out last night?
No, she couldn't go out with me.
No, she couldn't go out with me.
To ask for and fill in.
Mary and John took out a marriage license.
To begin to run.
When the window broke, the boys took out in all directions.
When the wind blew the man's hat off, Charlie took out after it.
take over
To take control or possession of.
He expects to take over the business when his father retires.
That large investment company specializes in taking over smaller businesses that are in financial trouble.
To take charge or responsibility.
The airplane pilot fainted and his co-pilot had to take over.
To borrow, imitate, or adopt.
The Japanese have taken over many European ways of life.
To do or perform again.
Most students didn’t do well on the important test, so the instructor let them take it over.
Little Mikey didn’t have much chance to hit the baseball during practice, so the coach let him take his turn over.