| idiom. |
take one's toll (on – на: There are currently about 4,000 Secret Service members, but in recent years there's been retention problems, which was unheard of in years past, he said. It used to be that "you either died or retired, and no one left," but things have really gone downhill in the organization since it was transferred from the Dept. of the Treasury over to Homeland Security--- there's been a lot of mismanagement and various scandals have taken their toll on the collective morale, he stated.  coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver) |
