Idioms

take up a collection
to gather something together, to collect something
We decided to take up a collection in order to get money to repair the old building.

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  • take up arms against (someone or something)
  • take up where one left off
  • take up with (someone)
  • taken aback
  • taken for dead
  • talk (someone's) ear off
  • talk (someone's) head off
  • talk (someone) down in price
  • talk (someone) into (doing something)
  • talk (someone) out of (doing something)
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  • a ripple of protest
  • get on (someone's) nerves
  • pull the plug on (someone or something)
  • have a lot on one's plate
  • with hat in hand
  • head and shoulders above (someone or something)
  • fall out of use
  • through thick and thin
  • look a gift horse in the mouth
  • cough up (something) or cough (something) up


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