take steps

Idioms and Phrases

Begin a course of action, as in The town is taking steps to provide better street lights , or They took steps to keep their plans secret . [Early 1600s]

Example Sentences

But it can be done, if we take steps to reflect on our own actions.

From The Daily Beast

Of course, cities can take steps right away to mitigate the damage done by militarizing law enforcement.

From The Daily Beast

As a congressman in 1992, he promised to take steps to build more prisons.

From The Daily Beast

More likely, it would make noises or take steps to unnerve peace with Israel in the Sinai just to show us up.

From The Daily Beast

The report calls on the Palestinians to recognize that Israeli security concerns are legitimate and to take steps to allay these.

From The Daily Beast

The workmen as we have seen could not, the masters would not, take steps in this direction.

From Project Gutenberg

Nasica demanded of the consul Scvola, who presided, to take steps to prevent the relection of Tiberius Gracchus.

From Project Gutenberg

We will be content to make haste slowly and take steps to prevent the evils that have defeated those who have gone before.

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If he, or they, or any of them choose to take steps to annoy her, let her attorney manage that in the usual way.

From Project Gutenberg

It was, in truth, only a matter of time; and on Monday Mr. Wakefield would come down and begin to take steps.

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Related Words

• begin
• carry out
• develop
• do
• enforce
• execute
• function
• move
• operate
• pursue
• respond
• serve
• undertake