Idiom
take its toll
Meaning
To affect something, especially negatively; to damage or degrade; to cause harm or destruction.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Working too many hours will eventually take its toll on your health.”
“The constant stress of the long project began to take its toll on the team's motivation and energy levels.”
“Years of neglect had clearly taken its toll on the historic building, leaving the once grand structure in a state of quiet decay.”
Examples
simple
“Working too many hours will eventually take its toll on your health.”
contextual
“The constant stress of the long project began to take its toll on the team's motivation and energy levels.”
complex
“Years of neglect had clearly taken its toll on the historic building, leaving the once grand structure in a state of quiet decay.”
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