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(v.) = take + an unfortunate turn, take + a pounding, take + a beating

Ex. If events take an unfortunate turn and a dismissal action must be initiated, the supervisor must make certain that the applicable personnel rules and procedures have been followed.

Ex. He took a pounding in the press after his first tax cut when a deep recession pushed unemployment to 10 percent.

Ex. Devastated by natural disasters and caught in the middle of the war on terror, Asia's economy took a beating in 2001.

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(v.) = take + an unfortunate turn, take + a pounding, take + a beating

Ex: If events take an unfortunate turn and a dismissal action must be initiated, the supervisor must make certain that the applicable personnel rules and procedures have been followed.

Ex: He took a pounding in the press after his first tax cut when a deep recession pushed unemployment to 10 percent.

Ex: Devastated by natural disasters and caught in the middle of the war on terror, Asia's economy took a beating in 2001.