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take on
verb(take on)
to begin to perform or deal with : undertake
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verb(take on)
to contend with as an opponent
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verb(take on)
engage, hire
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verb(take on)
to get into one's hands or into one's possession, power, or control: such as
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verb(take on)
to seize or capture physically
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verb(take on)
to get possession of (fish or game) by killing or capturing
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verb(take on)
deduct, separate
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verb(take on)
exclude, omit
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verb(take on)
withdraw, withhold
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idiom(take on)
to accept (something) as true without proof or evidence that it is true
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idiom(take on)
to pay a person to kill (someone)
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idiom(take on)
to try to escape —used mainly to suggest or imitate the language of old movies about gangsters
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idiom(take on)
to do something that needs to be done even though no one has asked one to do it
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idiom(take on)
to treat (someone) kindly
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idiom(take on)
to become very large, important, or hard to control
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to become more active, interesting, etc.

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