takes its toll on (something or somebody)

jelentés / meaning: 
áldozatot követel, áldozatait szedi, negatívan érint,  ("vámot szed")
toll= vám, útdíj, autópályadíj
 
to cause harm or suffering 
 
 
 példák / examples:
  • Divorce takes its toll on the children involved. 
  • Civil war has taken its toll on both sides.
  • The heavy truck traffic has taken its toll on the highways. 
  • Recession, unemployment take toll on men 
  • Heat Wave Continues to Take Toll in Eastern States : About 1.3 million homes and businesses in the eastern United States remained without power amid a      heat wave on Tuesday, and storm damage and high temperatures forced many Fourth of July celebrations to be canceled.