take something as read

a little of something goes a long way

Only a small amount of something is usually required to produce a great effect.

chalk something up to experience

To take a lesson from a bad outcome instead of grieving it.

cross to take up

Alternative form of cross to bear.

dictated but not read

Dictated, as to a secretary or stenographer, but not proofread by the person who dictated it.

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.

get something over with

To proceed to do something as soon as possible, especially so as to have something unpleasant behind oneself.

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.