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Simple. Aha is a Norwegian band. "Take on me" in Norwegian is, "Ta på meg". "Ta på meg" in Norwegian means, hold onto me or touch me. They caused a stir and left many people to wonder about the meaning when they chose to translate literally, word for word, instead of figuratively. This was certainly intentional as Norwegians are fairly proficient in English.
take on me by The Hiking Viking January 30, 2017
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Don't touch that skank ho, man, the Dallas Cowboys were in town last night and she "took on the team".
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The phrase "take on me" is nonsense verse that was written to sound cool. It's really just a grammatically incorrect version of "take me on". A-Ha repeating themselves in order to have catchier lyrics.
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take one on
(1) get hired -either 'him' or 'her', ie: take her/him on
(2) acceptance as sex partner, "lover", business partner
(2) acceptance as sex partner, "lover", business partner
jim mcfoolsis the employer, didn't think he needed to take a human on, but had to take one on anyway
kate convinced the candy store owner to take her on
mark got the green light from carrie, that she would take him on
kate convinced the candy store owner to take her on
mark got the green light from carrie, that she would take him on
take one on by michael foolsley December 22, 2009
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