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View synonyms for what it takes

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Idioms and Phrases

The necessary expertise or qualities, as in She's got what it takes to make a good doctor , or Inherited wealth is what it takes to maintain that lifestyle . This idiom uses what in the sense of “that which” and take in the sense of “require.” [1920]

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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