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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a bit to take" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to express that something is somewhat difficult to accept or understand, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "This news is a bit to take for someone who has always believed in the opposite."
Alternatives: "a bit hard to accept" or "somewhat difficult to grasp".
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I cook the garlic a bit to take away some heat and sharpness.
With the right training you could doubtless disable the alarms and pick off a bit to take home.
Sister had the impulse to lift the girl's shoulders a bit, to take the pressure of her weight off her own aching bladder, but resisted.
However, the intention behind the Eagle's Way is not for travellers to route-march across the roof of Europe, as some hiking trails do, but to meander a bit, to take in lakes, waterfalls, ancient villages and Alpine meadows.
"We're moving those tanks back a bit to take care of them over there," he explained, nodding to his right, where hit-and-run Iraqi fighters were shooting rocket-propelled grenades at his men, without success.
It's quite a bit to take in all at once, which may be why a guy in front of me pulled out his iPhone and repeatedly took flash photographs during one of the Day-Glo genre excursions sprinkled throughout "Broke House".
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It took a bit to get there.
Sorry it took a bit to get back to you.
It takes a bit to get it to fit right.
It took quite a bit to get that costume.
I always felt he was a bit invisible, a bit prone to take the view of the last person he spoke to".
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