- take its toll (on somebody)
- take a heavy ˈtoll (on sb/sth) | take its ˈtoll (on sb/sth) idiom
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Illness had taken a heavy toll on her.
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The recession is taking its toll on the housing markets.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
take its toll (on somebody)
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