take something
IdiomsExample Sentences
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“I just want to take something with us first.”
From Literature
“I just want the people that are doing this caught. It takes a lot out of you when they take something that you worked hard for.”
From Los Angeles Times
If this were a tenant whom you didn’t know, you would evict them and pull your hair out over how anyone could feel so entitled as to take something for nothing.
From MarketWatch
"It's nice to take something from the game," Edwards said ahead of Saturday's match against fellow strugglers West Ham.
From Barron's
I watched Palace's defeat against Tottenham on Sunday and they just looked knackered, but they still created some chances and were unlucky not to take something from the game.
From BBC
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