Take+effect
71take the edge off something — take the edge off (something) to make something unpleasant have less of an effect on someone. Have an apple. It ll take the edge off your hunger for a while. His apology took the edge off her anger …
72take the edge off — (something) to make something unpleasant have less of an effect on someone. Have an apple. It ll take the edge off your hunger for a while. His apology took the edge off her anger …
73take a heavy toll — ► take its toll (or take a heavy toll) have an adverse effect. Main Entry: ↑toll …
74take its toll — ► take its toll (or take a heavy toll) have an adverse effect. Main Entry: ↑toll …
75take the shine off something — spoken phrase to spoil something, or to make it less enjoyable Daniel’s injury took the shine off their victory. Thesaurus: to have a bad effect, or to reduce a good effectsynonym Main entry: shine * * * take the ˈshine off sth …
76take a lot of - — (or some) be difficult to do or effect in the specified way he might take some convincing …
77take a heavy toll (on somebody) — take a heavy ˈtoll (on sb/sth) | take its ˈtoll (on sb/sth) idiom to have a bad effect on sb/sth; to cause a lot of damage, deaths, suffering, etc • Illness had taken a heavy toll on her. • The recession is taking its toll on the housing markets …
78take a heavy toll (on something) — take a heavy ˈtoll (on sb/sth) | take its ˈtoll (on sb/sth) idiom to have a bad effect on sb/sth; to cause a lot of damage, deaths, suffering, etc • Illness had taken a heavy toll on her. • The recession is taking its toll on the housing markets …
79take its toll (on somebody) — take a heavy ˈtoll (on sb/sth) | take its ˈtoll (on sb/sth) idiom to have a bad effect on sb/sth; to cause a lot of damage, deaths, suffering, etc • Illness had taken a heavy toll on her. • The recession is taking its toll on the housing markets …
80take its toll (on something) — take a heavy ˈtoll (on sb/sth) | take its ˈtoll (on sb/sth) idiom to have a bad effect on sb/sth; to cause a lot of damage, deaths, suffering, etc • Illness had taken a heavy toll on her. • The recession is taking its toll on the housing markets …
