take its toll
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take its toll
verb takes its toll · taking its toll · took its toll · taken its toll · take a toll · take their toll
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To affect something, especially negatively; to damage or degrade; to cause harm or destruction.
Time had taken its toll on the old bridge, and it was no longer sound.
Similar: do a number on
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verb to affect negatively
| Español | cobrarse el peaje, pasar factura, tener sus consecuencias |
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| 日本語 | 損失をもたらす sonshitsu wo motarasu |
| 中文 | 负面地影响 fùmiàn de yǐngxǐang |
| Português | trazer consequências, fazer um estrago |
| Français | faire des ravages |
| Deutsch | seine Opfer fordern, seinen Tribut fordern |
| Italiano | pesare |
| Română | a-şi cere obolul, a-şi lua birul, a-şi spune cuvântul, a face ravagii, a reduce numărul, a reduce puterea |
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