take the cloth
take the cloth
To become a member of the clergy, typically a priest. Fewer young men are taking the cloth these days.
See also: cloth, take
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- man of the cloth
- in cloth
- cut (one's) coat to suit (one's) cloth
- on tenterhooks, to be
- on one's
- on someone's
- out of one's
- save someone's skin
- other than
- other than (something)