He takes check whenever I mention his old job.
take check
idiomTo take offence.
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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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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give and take
A process of compromise or accommodation.
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give someone an inch and someone will take a mile
Alternative form of give them an inch and they'll take a mile.