“get/take”

The following 4 entries include the term get/take.

get/take one's kit off

idiom

: to take off one's clothes

get/take quite a hammering

idiom

: to suffer severe injury or damage

get/take the bit between one's teeth

idiom

: to start doing something in a very enthusiastic and determined way

get/take the hint

idiom

: to understand what someone is suggesting when he or she says something in an indirect way


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