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Matching Practice: Worksheet


Match each term to it's definition.





- take/give (someone) a rain check - - take it easy - - take off - - take potluck - - take (someone) to the cleaners - - take (something) in stride - - take (something) with a grain of salt - - take (something) by storm - - take the bull by the horns - - take the cake -




to accept a different time for an appointment from the original one; to request that an appointment be rescheduled

to accept whatever is available

Nick is just making things sound worse than they really are. Take it with a grain of salt.

to outdo; to exceed normal behavior; metaphorically, to win the prize

to accept and adjust to bad fortune or trouble

to take action in a difficult or unpleasant situation

to steal or cheat someone out of all of his or her money

to leave quickly or to do well in sales

to overwhelm someone or something, often by becoming famous quickly or by spreading very rapidly

to relax