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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Did my best to just keep a level head and just take it one shot at a time.
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
Gascón had previously been nominated for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical at the Golden Globes but didn't take it home.
—Trans Formations Project, Them, 24 Jan. 2025
With the embers of war still burning, the Soviets sought to buy their stake, not take it by force.
—James Patton Rogers & Caroline Kennedy Pipe / Made By History , TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
Pop your disposable gloves in the trash bag, too, and take it out.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 14 Jan. 2025
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
Gascón had previously been nominated for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical at the Golden Globes but didn't take it home.
—Trans Formations Project, Them, 24 Jan. 2025
With the embers of war still burning, the Soviets sought to buy their stake, not take it by force.
—James Patton Rogers & Caroline Kennedy Pipe / Made By History , TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
Pop your disposable gloves in the trash bag, too, and take it out.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Take it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20it. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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