Take a fall
take a drink
1.
Also, take a spill. Suffer a fall, fall down, as in You took quite a fall on the ski slopes, didn’t you? or Bill took a spill on the ice.
2.
Be arrested or convicted, as in He’s taken a fall or two and spent some years in jail. [ ; 1920s ]
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- Take a fit
see: have a fit
- Take a flyer
take a dump
- Take a flying fuck
take a fall
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verb 1. (intransitive, preposition) to start to dislike, esp without good reason