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 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.
When Mary wanted something, she was likely to take the bit in her teeth and her parents could do nothing with her.
take the bread out of one's mouth
To take away or not give your rightful support, especially through selfish pleasure.
She accused her husband of drinking and gambling - taking bread out of his children's mouths.
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 the words out of one's mouth
To say what another is just going to say; to put another's thought into words.
"Let's go to the beach tomorrow." "You took the words right out of my mouth; I was thinking of that."
I was going to suggest a movie, but she took the words out of my mouth and said she would like to see one.
take to one's heels
show a clean pair of heels
To begin to run or run away.
When he heard the police coming, the thief took to his heels.
talk through one's hat
To say something without knowing or understanding the facts; talk foolishly or ignorantly.
Нести чушь, бахвалиться.
John said that the earth is nearer the sun in summer, but the teacher said he was talking through his hat.
Stop talking through your hat, you look stupid!
Перестань нести чушь, ты выглядишь очень глупо!