take as one's own
11To hold one's own — Hold Hold, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Held}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Holding}. {Holden}, p. p., is obs. in elegant writing, though still used in legal language.] [OE. haldan, D. houden, OHG. hoten, Icel. halda, Dan. holde, Sw. h[*a]lla, Goth. haldan to feed,… …
12To take one's own course — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …
13To take upon one's self — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …
14take\ the\ law\ into\ one's\ own\ hands — v. phr. To protect one s supposed rights or punish a suspected wrongdoer without reference to a court. An overused expression. When the men of the settlement caught the suspected murderer, they took the law into their own hands and hanged him to… …
15take one's own medicine — accept punishment without complaining He likes to criticize everyone but can never take his own medicine when others criticize him …
16take off one's hands — {v. phr.} 1. To abdicate one s responsibility of a person or matter. * / I am herewith taking my hand off your affairs, Lou s father said. See how you succeed on your own. / 2. To buy; relieve someone of something. * /He offered to take my old… …
17take off one's hands — {v. phr.} 1. To abdicate one s responsibility of a person or matter. * / I am herewith taking my hand off your affairs, Lou s father said. See how you succeed on your own. / 2. To buy; relieve someone of something. * /He offered to take my old… …
18take\ off\ one's\ hands — v. phr. 1. To abdicate one s responsibility of a person or matter. I am herewith taking my hand off your affairs, Lou s father said. See how you succeed on your own. 2. To buy; relieve someone of something. He offered to take my old car off my… …
19take one's own time — phrasal see take one s time …
20take one's own course — Act one s pleasure, do as one chooses …