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take steps

Idioms  

  1. 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

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Department of Water and Power to limit diversions and take steps to raise the lake level 17 feet.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Though some of those practices still exist in some form, emerging public consciousness and civil rights activists have put increasing pressure on policymakers to take steps to rectify this.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

But they can still take steps to reduce tension when older couples bicker about money.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

As I take steps in teaching, sanctifying and leading, I hope to listen more than I speak and to learn from the people entrusted to my care.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

If I were you, I should take steps to make these men disperse.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

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