take check
To take offence.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“He takes check whenever I mention his old job.”
“I did not mean to be rude, but she took check at my comment about her dress.”
“The politician took check at the journalist's pointed question, abruptly ending the interview before the audience could hear his response.”
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be taken ill
To become ill.
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check and balance
Provide mutual oversight and limitation by independent organizations in order to prevent abuses of power.
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check is in the mail
A common excuse used by debtors to put off creditors.
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check the math
To verify the source or accuracy of something.
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check through
To permit someone to continue onward, e.g. through a security checkpoint, after verifying their identity, tickets, etc.
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cross to take up
Alternative form of cross to bear.
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forget to take one's medication this morning
To be annoyed or irritable, or to behave in an ill-mannered way, particularly in the morning.
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get taken in
To be fooled; to fall for.
Last updated August 10, 2026