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Ask for help > What does it mean: to take a cackle?
What does it mean: to take a cackle?
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kafsia
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What does it mean: to take a cackle?
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Help me :) |
31 May 2012
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IbuLulu
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I �ve never heard someone say �take a cackle �, but to cackle is to laugh (in a way that reminds you of a chicken!) |
31 May 2012
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cunliffe
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I agree with IbuLulu, but I love the phrase. Right, I �m off now - off to take a good cackle! |
31 May 2012
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MoodyMoody
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Well, that �s new to me as well. Since Australian, British, and American English speakers never heard the expression before, I think it �s safe to say that "to take a cackle" is neither standard nor widespread slang. Personally, "cackle" is more the laugh of the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz (1939). |
31 May 2012
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Jackie1952
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As a native speaker, I too have never heard the expression.
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31 May 2012
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Zora
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Could you perhaps mean "take a crack at"? It does sound very similar to take a cackle.
Take a crack at means to try to do something, usually difficult.
I �m going to take a crack at solving this puzzle.
I �m going to take a crack at painting the house today.
PS: to have a cackle - means to have a laugh, or chatter about something
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31 May 2012
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cunliffe
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Also, to have a crack at.. |
31 May 2012
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millmo
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witches cackle when they laugh |
31 May 2012
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