take a toll

take a toll (third-person singular simple present takes a toll, present participle taking a toll, simple past took a toll, past participle taken a toll)

1. Alternative form of take its toll.
   • 2018 April 25, Ron Nixon, “Scandals and Investigations, but Few Arrests, for Air Marshals Program”, in The New York Times‎:

     Air marshals interviewed for this article said their biggest problem was the number of hours they were expected to fly. They are not allowed to sleep on flights, and back-to-back international trips involving prolonged periods of sitting awake take a toll.

• “take a/its toll”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.