take a toll

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take a toll (third-person singular simple present takes a toll, present participle taking a toll, simple past took a toll, past participle taken a toll)

  1. Alternative form of take its toll.
    • 2018 April 25, Ron Nixon, “Scandals and Investigations, but Few Arrests, for Air Marshals Program”, in The New York Times:
      Air marshals interviewed for this article said their biggest problem was the number of hours they were expected to fly. They are not allowed to sleep on flights, and back-to-back international trips involving prolonged periods of sitting awake take a toll.

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