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take stock

take stock

 
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stock
part of speech: phrase
definition: to review (something) very carefully, esp. before making a decision (often fol. by "of").
They took stock of all the furniture they had and decided they really didn't need another chest of drawers.When I took stock of all the major mistakes I'd made in my life, I came to some important realizations.Before you decide to buy a vacation home, you really need to take stock. Is it a good investment? Will you really use it?