take temperature
take (one's) temperature
To measure one's internal body temperature. You're forehead feels pretty warm to me; let me take your temperature and see if you're running a fever.
See also: take, temperature
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
take someone's temperature
to measure a person's body temperature with a thermometer. I took my temperature and I found that I am running a fever. The nurse took my temperature and said I was okay.
See also: take, temperature
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- take (one's) temperature
- take somebody's temperature
- be on a hiding to nothing
- be at the mercy of (something)
- at the mercy of
- at the mercy of (someone or something)
- at (someone's or something's) mercy
- at risk
- have/run a temperature
- run a temperature