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The following 412 entries include the term [[someone's]].
take someone's call
idiom: to speak to someone who has called on the telephone
take someone's fancy
idiom: to appeal to someone very much
take someone's life
idiom: to cause someone's death
take someone's part
idiom: to show support for someone in an argument, disagreement, etc.
take someone's side
idiom: to agree with or support one person or group and not another
take someone's temperature
idiom: to use a thermometer to find out if someone has a fever
take someone's word for it
idiom: to believe that what someone says is true
take the wind out of someone's sails
idiom: to cause someone to lose confidence or energy
take the words right out of someone's mouth
idiom: to say exactly what someone was thinking
talk someone's ear off
idiom: to talk to someone for a very long period of time
tan someone's hide
idiom: to beat or whip (someone) very badly
tears spring to someone's eyes
idiom—used to say that someone suddenly starts to cry
the apple of someone's eye
idiom: a person or thing that someone loves very much
the blood drained from someone's face
idiom—used to say that someone became very pale
(the) cat has someone's tongue
idiom—used to say that someone is not saying anything
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