How to Pronounce "take its toll"
expression
TAYK-its-TOHL
TAYK-its-TOHL
Definition
If something takes its toll, it causes harm, damage, or suffering over time, often slowly or gradually.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈteɪk/ /ˈɪts/, /ɪts/ /ˈtoʊɫ
British English
tˈeɪk/ /ˈɪts/ /tˈəʊl
Simplified Pronunciation
US
TAYK-its-TOHL
UK
TAYK-its-TOHL
Listen in Context
Years of hard work can take its toll on your health.
Not getting enough sleep will take its toll sooner or later.
The war has taken its toll on the country.
All that stress from work is really taking its toll on me lately.