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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  • have sticky fingers
  • in one's salad days
  • piggyback
  • put words in/into (someone's) mouth
  • say one's piece
  • sell (someone) short
  • so to speak
  • off the wall
  • a tempest in a teapot
  • big shot


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