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TAKE THE QUIZ“pick/take”
The following 3 entries include the term pick/take.
pick/take up the cudgels for
idiom: to fight in defense or support of (someone or something)
pick/take up the gauntlet
idiom: to show that one is willing and ready to fight, argue, or compete with someone or to do something that is difficult but necessary : to accept or respond to a challenge
pick/take up the slack
idiom: to provide or do something that is missing or not getting done
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