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• Take Back the Night — (also known as Reclaim the Night) is an internationally held march and rally intended as a protest and direct action against rape and other forms of violence against women, originated by the radical feminist movement. HistoryThe term Take Back… …   Wikipedia

• take up the cudgels for — {v. phr.}, {literary} To come to the defense of; to support or fight for. * /He was the first to take up the cudgels for his friend./ Compare: STAND UP FOR …   Dictionary of American idioms

• take up the cudgels for — {v. phr.}, {literary} To come to the defense of; to support or fight for. * /He was the first to take up the cudgels for his friend./ Compare: STAND UP FOR …   Dictionary of American idioms

• To take up the gauntlet — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• take by the scruff — {v. phr.} 1. To assert authority over a person. * /Tim s mother took him by the scruff and told him to get cleaned up./ 2. To punish a person. * /The boss took us by the scruff when he found us chatting idly by the coffee machine./ 3. To assume… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• take by the scruff — {v. phr.} 1. To assert authority over a person. * /Tim s mother took him by the scruff and told him to get cleaned up./ 2. To punish a person. * /The boss took us by the scruff when he found us chatting idly by the coffee machine./ 3. To assume… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• take to the cleaners — {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To win all the money another person has (as in poker). * /Watch out if you play poker with Joe; he ll take you to the cleaners./ 2. To cheat a person out of his money and possessions by means of a crooked business… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• take to the cleaners — {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To win all the money another person has (as in poker). * /Watch out if you play poker with Joe; he ll take you to the cleaners./ 2. To cheat a person out of his money and possessions by means of a crooked business… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• take off the edge — See: TAKE THE EDGE OFF …   Dictionary of American idioms

• take on the chin — {v. phr.} To gracefully accept criticism. * /It s good to be able to tell people what they do wrong, but it is equally important to be able to take it on the chin when they tell you what you have done wrong./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• take off the edge — See: TAKE THE EDGE OFF …   Dictionary of American idioms