[swim against the current] or [swim against the stream] {v. phr.} […]

[swing one's weight] {v. phr.} To use your personal power to […]

[tack on] {v. phr.} To append; add. * /We were about […]

[take a back seat] {v. phr.}, {informal} To accept a poorer […]

[take a bath] {v. phr.}, {informal} To come to financial ruin. […]

[take a bow] {v. phr.} To stand up or come on […]

[take a break] {v. phr.} To have a brief rest period […]

[take a chance] {v. phr.} To accept the risk of failure […]

[take a crack at] {v. phr.} To try doing something. * […]

[take a dig at] {v. phr.} To attack verbally; offend; denigrate. […]