take check

check and balance

Provide mutual oversight and limitation by independent organizations in order to prevent abuses of power.

check is in the mail

A common excuse used by debtors to put off creditors.

check the math

To verify the source or accuracy of something.

check through

To permit someone to continue onward, e.g. through a security checkpoint, after verifying their identity, tickets, etc.

cross to take up

Alternative form of cross to bear.

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.

give and take

A process of compromise or accommodation.

give someone an inch and someone will take a mile

Alternative form of give them an inch and they'll take a mile.