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What does take its toll mean?
What does take its toll mean?
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- English (US)
It means, "to have a serious or big effect."
"The cancer took it's toll."
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A toll here is the cost or damage resulting from something.
“The earthquake took its toll on Kyūshū.”
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What does take its toll mean?
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