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Guest Posted 22 years ago
Vocabulary
"Take a toll"
Is it correct to say "Years of playing football on artificial turf has taken a toll on the football player's knees" ? Regarding the expression "Take a toll" in this sentence, I mean to say that years of playing football causes the football player to have bad knees.
I am just not sure if this is correct in the English language. Please share you ideas. Thanks.
I am just not sure if this is correct in the English language. Please share you ideas. Thanks.
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It should be have taken a toll but otherwise this is correct.
- It should be have taken a toll but otherwise this is correct.
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It should be have taken a toll but otherwise this is correct.
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The phrase of "take toll of" means to hurt something.
But I don't know about "take a toll".
But I don't know about "take a toll".
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dear Guest:
I found that translation of "take its/their/a toll"
If something takes its/their/a toll, it causes suffering, deaths or damage:
-The problems of the past few months have taken their toll on her health and there are shadows beneath her eyes.
-The deepening recession has also taken its toll in the south of the country, where unemployment is rife.
regards fr
I found that translation of "take its/their/a toll"
If something takes its/their/a toll, it causes suffering, deaths or damage:
-The problems of the past few months have taken their toll on her health and there are shadows beneath her eyes.
-The deepening recession has also taken its toll in the south of the country, where unemployment is rife.
regards fr
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