take it
idiom
1
: to start doing something : assume responsibility for something
I'll get you started, and you take it from there.
2
: to assume or suppose
I take it that you didn't get my message.
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Just how far can even the most phenomenal 40-year-old take it?
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Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 5 June 2025
Dad can display one of his creations or take it apart and keep rebuilding.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
So as the temperatures climb, take it as your cue to get bold.
—Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 26 May 2025
Some people will go get an animal for a day and take it to a park or on a walk.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 24 May 2025
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Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 5 June 2025
Dad can display one of his creations or take it apart and keep rebuilding.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
So as the temperatures climb, take it as your cue to get bold.
—Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 26 May 2025
Some people will go get an animal for a day and take it to a park or on a walk.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 24 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for take it
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“Take it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20it. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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