Take a gander at
Look at, glance at, as in Will you take a gander at that woman’s red hair! This slangy idiom, dating from the early 1900s, presumably came from the verb gander , meaning “stretch one’s neck to see,” possibly alluding to the long neck of the male goose. For a synonym, see take a look at
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- Take a hinge at
take a gander
- Take a hint
Also, take the hint. Accept an indirect or covert suggestion, as in Evelyn took the hint and quietly left the room. This idiom was first recorded in 1711.
- Take a hit
take a hike
- Take a hosing
take a hosing
- Take a joke
Accept teasing at one’s own expense, as in Sam really couldn’t take a joke . This idiom, often put negatively, was first recorded in 1780. Also see take it