After weeks of delays, having taken matters into one's own hands was the only way forward.

One vigilant neighbor had taken law into one's own hands by confronting the vandals.

Having taken a long walk on a short pier, she laughed as the waves splashed her shoes.

By the end of the night, he realized he had taken a flying fuck at a rolling doughnut and wasted everyone’s time.

After inspecting the project's outcome, the manager bluntly said they had taken a flying fuck at a rolling donut and moved on.

One had taken one's eye off the ball during the rehearsal, which led to the mistake.

By the time I reached the dessert table, someone had taken one's half out of the middle of the pie, so I had to make do with the edge pieces.

When the board refused to listen to experts and ignored obvious problems, many employees joked that lunatics have taken over the asylum.

Realizing the project's success, she had taken a leaf out of someone's book and adopted their efficient workflow.

By improving her time management and delegating tasks, she had taken a page out of someone's book and boosted the team's productivity.