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11-Oct-2006, 18:00

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take its toll

about a course in freestyle motocross:

"it’s obviously taken its toll on the riders"

can someone please help me understand what it means?:)

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11-Oct-2006, 18:31

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Re: take its toll

Hi,
It means the riders were badly affected. But there's not enough context.
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