take a bend
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to drive through a bend, often at speed
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- A skilled driver knows exactly how to take a sharp bend at high speed.
- He took the bend too fast and skidded on the wet road.
- The cyclists will have to take a series of tight bends on the mountain descent.
- Slow down before you take the next bend; it's a blind one.
- Taking the final bend perfectly secured his victory in the race.
- If you take that bend any faster, you'll lose control of the car.
- The rally car was drifting as it took the hairpin bend.
- You must learn to lean into the turn when you take a bend on a motorcycle.
- I held my breath as the bus driver took the dangerous bend on the cliffside road.
- The new sports car can take any bend with incredible stability.