He took the mick when I explained my idea, so I stopped sharing details.

At the pub, Tom took the Michael out of his friend for arriving late, and everyone joined in laughing.

At first the kitten was shy, but it took to her quickly.

When I glanced away for a moment, he took it and slipped out of the room.

He took ten cookies from the jar before dinner.

After the intense rehearsal, he took five to catch his breath and calm his nerves.

One took one's eye off the ball for a moment, and the team lost the match.

When the new mayor took office, she immediately started working on affordable housing.

They took at face value the claims in the report, even though evidence was lacking.

Back then, when a quarrel started at the tavern, anyone who didn't want trouble simply took one's hook and walked away.