to take the floor
01
to step up to deliver a convincing speech
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تعبير اصطلاحي
أمثلة
When the debate stalled, Maria took the floor and won the room over.
02
to go out onto a dance floor and start dancing
تعبير اصطلاحي
غير رسمي
أمثلة
The younger people took the floor, and all the elders sneaked back to their chairs.
