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take turns

Idioms  

  1. Alternate, as in Since there is only one horse, Beth and Amanda are taking turns riding. This phrase uses turn in the sense of “one of a series of actions done in succession.” [Late 1300s] Also see in turn.

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Where to eat: Take turns sampling lobster rolls, clam chowder and fish and chips with your hiking buddies at the Lobster Trap or Bluewater Grill.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2024

Take turns going away for weekends or bringing your daughter to see family while the other stays home to recharge.

From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2022

Take turns watching the bags with your travel partner.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2017

Take turns around the circle alternating the rhyme with two new “mothers” in the center battling it out through rhythm, movement, and improvisation.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

"Take turns, Poll, you put yours up this week and Lo can have hers next, and there you are."

From Polly's Senior Year at Boarding School by Whitehill, Dorothy

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