take no for an answer
idiomTo accept a disappointing response.
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answer on a postcard
A brief answer or opinion.
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answer someone's prayers
To be or do exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.
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answer the call of nature
To satisfy a bodily urge to urinate or defecate.
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answer to someone's prayers
Exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.
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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.