Take+effect
81take hold — ► to start to have an effect: »New stimulus funds took hold in time to keep unemployment low. Main Entry: ↑hold …
82take the liberty of doing something — take the liberty of (doing something) formal to do something that will have an effect on someone else without asking their permission. I took the liberty of reserving us two seats at the conference. I hope that s all right by you. (usually in… …
83take the liberty of — (doing something) formal to do something that will have an effect on someone else without asking their permission. I took the liberty of reserving us two seats at the conference. I hope that s all right by you. (usually in past tenses) …
84take the edge off — To reduce the effect of something, usually something unpleasant …
85take hold — ► take hold start to have an effect. Main Entry: ↑hold …
86take its toll on — ▪ To inflict loss, hardship, pain, etc, on ▪ To have a deleterious effect on ● toll …
87take someone down a peg (or two) — take/bring/someone down a peg (or two) phrase to make someone realize they are not as important as they think they are I think he needs taking down a peg or two. Thesaurus: to have an effect on someone s emotions or attitudessynonym Main entry …
88take — take1 W1S1 [teık] v past tense took [tuk] past participle taken [ˈteıkən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(action)¦ 2¦(move)¦ 3¦(remove)¦ 4¦(time/money/effort etc)¦ 5¦(accept)¦ 6¦(hold something)¦ 7¦(travel)¦ 8 …
89Effect — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Constant sequent. < N PARAG:Effect >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 effect effect consequence Sgm: N 1 aftergrowth aftergrowth aftercome Sgm: N 1 derivative derivative derivation Sgm: N 1 result result …
90To take a newspaper — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …
