C. Delexical Verbs are having little or no meaning in its own right: have, take, make, give, go, do.
C1. We call these delexical verbs because the important part of the meaning is taken out of the verb and put into the noun. We often put adjectives in front of the noun. (e.g. I took a cold shower. She had a nice, refreshing drink.)
C2. We use 'have' with: food and drink (a meal, breakfast, lunch, dinner, a snack, a cup of tea); talking (a chat, a conversation, a discussion, a talk); washing (a bath, a shower, a wash, a scrub); resting (a break, a holiday, a rest); disagreeing (an argument, a dispute, a fight, a quarrel) (e.g. I had a good breakfast before I left home.)
a. We also use 'have' with nouns formed from verbs. (e.g. I think you should have a look at this.)
C3. We use ‘take’ with washing (a bath, a shower, a wash); resting (a break, a holiday, a rest) (e.g. I always take a cold shower in the morning.)
a. and with these words: care, a turn, trouble, a chance, a decision, care of, turns, the trouble, a risk, a photograph (e.g. We took hundreds of photographs on holiday.) We also use 'take' with some nouns formed from verbs. (e.g. I think you should take a look at this.)
Idiom 365
A Dime A Dozen: anything that is common and easy to get.
Example: Young people who dream of becoming well-known actors and actresses are a dime a dozen in Korea.