Take Five

A well-known jazz instrumental song by Dave Brubeck. Plays in 5/4 time signature.

I would like to learn how to play Take Five in piano, guitar, saxophone and drums! It's real catchy!

by NHRHS2010 June 16, 2011

take the cake

to deserve the highest honor or admiration

The latest manipulated photo really takes the cake. (example of take the cake)

by The Return of Light Joker November 9, 2010

Take It Deep

The opposite of "Take It Easy", said with a snarly, vindicative purpose. Commonly used when dismissing someone you don't like.

Mike: Later dude.
Joe: Take it deep.

Simple, yet effective.

by [e-mail] August 19, 2007

take away my birthday

sarcastic response when someone warns you not to do something that is considered socially unacceptable

'You really shouldn't drop stink bombs in the class room the same day of finals.'

'What are they going to do? Take away my birthday?'

by [e-mail] June 13, 2004

Take the Mickey out of

This phrase is not new; the full phrase is "to take the Mickey (out of someone)"
Britons have been using this figure of speech for decades, if not centuries. A "Mickey" of course, is a "Mick": a pejorative, racist term for an Irishman (so nicknamed because so many Irish surnames begin with Mc- or Mac-) It is a common stereotype, in both the UK and USA, that Irish men have volatile tempers, like to brawl, and make good boxers. So, To "take the Mickey (out of someone)" means to take the fight, the vigor, the gravity, the self-importance out of them, by mocking them, usually in a very subtle way.

Headmaster: "...so I expect you boys to comport yourself with the full dignity befitting students of this establishment of secondary learning."

Student: "Oh yes, we will sir. We'll even wear our school blazers to bed."

Headmaster: "If I didn't know better, I'd think you were trying to take the Mickey out of me!"

by david lincoln brooks September 28, 2006

Take up arms

(v.) to arm oneself or a group to attack a force.

The militia took up arms against the invaders.

by Kung-Fu Jesus May 3, 2004

take a number

Means, a lot of people are making demands on my time right now and your request may or may not get granted depending on if and/or when I get a chance to get to it.

"You want that when? Yeah, you and everybody else. Take a number Jack."

by cleo October 13, 2004