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take ill

idiom

To become ill, to fall ill.


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  1. 01

    be taken ill

    To become ill.

  2. 02

    bird of ill omen

    A person who brings bad news.

  3. 03

    cross to take up

    Alternative form of cross to bear.

  4. 04

    do ill

    To harm, to injure.

  5. 05

    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.

  6. 06

    give and take

    A process of compromise or accommodation.

  7. 07

    give someone an inch and someone will take a mile

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

  8. 08

    house of ill fame

    A brothel

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