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take

See:

CAN TAKE IT WITH ONE,

GIVE AND TAKE,

GIVE ONE AN INCH AND HE WILL TAKE A MILE,

GIVE OR TAKE,

SIT UP AND TAKE NOTICE.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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