0 If something takes its/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 under her eyes.
The deepening recession has also taken its toll in the south of the country, where unemployment is rife.
NIEUWE WOORDEN
European
May 10, 2021
WOORD VAN DE DAG
Shimmer
take its/a toll