OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 35286

take its toll

Meanings (ES + gloss)
cobrarse el peaje • pasar factura • tener sus consecuencias
To affect something, especially negatively; to damage or degrade; to cause harm or destruction.
Heavy smoking and drinking will take its toll on a person's health.
Time had taken its toll on the old bridge, and it was no longer sound.
Phrases
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