When discussing diplomatic breakthroughs, political analysts often use the proverb it took Nixon to go to China to suggest that only someone with Nixon's stature could have succeeded.

Critics argue that the company's me tooism stifled innovation, as every new product seemed designed only to match competitors.

After the storm cleared, she took a long walk on a short pier to clear her mind.

During the storm, he took a fall out of the small fishing boat and scraped his knee.

After losing his job and facing mounting bills, he quietly took a long walk off a short pier.

After two hours of nonstop coding, he took a five before resuming work.

He took a flying fuck at a rolling doughnut and completely missed, which made everyone burst into laughter.

At the carnival, he took a flying fuck at a rolling donut and immediately regretted it.

She took on trust his explanation even though there was little evidence.

He took on faith her assurance that the investment would pay off.