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not buy (something) What does not buy (something) mean?	to not accept something to be true	I do not buy the excuse that the man does not have enough money to pay for his dinner.
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take (someone) to task What does "take (someone) to task" mean?	to scold someone for a fault or error	The supervisor took me to task for arriving late for work.
take the cake What does "take the cake" mean?	to be the best or the worst	The woman's manners take the cake. They are very bad.
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Not Buy (something) Idiom