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131take the mickey — phrasal chiefly Britain : joke : kid * * * take the mickey british informal phrase to say something in order to try and make someone or something look silly, especially in a friendly way. Doing this is called mickey taking and someone who does it …
132take ahold of something — get/grab/take/ahold of something phrase to take something firmly in your hand and hold it tightly there Grab ahold of the rope! Thesaurus: to hold something or someonesynonym to try to hold somethinghyponym …
