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The following 990 entries include the term (one's.
strain one's ears
phrase: to try very hard to hear
strain one's eyes
phrase: to try very hard to see
strain one's neck
phrase: to lift one's head as high as possible by stretching one's neck
stub one's toe
phrase: to hurt one's toe by hitting it against something
stuck in one's head
phrase: being heard over and over again in one's mind
stuck in one's ways
phrase: completely unwilling to change one's ways of doing or thinking about things
stuff one's face
phrase: to eat a large amount of food
suspend (one's) disbelief
phrase: to allow oneself to believe that something is true even though it seems impossible
swear on one's mother's grave
phrase—used to stress that one is being absolutely honest
take a load off (one's feet)
phrase: to sit down and relax
take/get one's name from
phrase: to be named after (someone or something)
take leave of one's senses
phrase: to begin acting or thinking in a very foolish way
take matters into one's own hands
phrase: to do something oneself instead of waiting for other people to do something
take one's breath away
phrase: to be extremely exciting, beautiful, or surprising
take one's business elsewhere
phrase: to go to another place to do business
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