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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After Nick Battiola reported his abuse to law enforcement, Malin frequently nudged prosecutors to take it more seriously, his family said.
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Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 29 Dec. 2025
This is our moment to lean in; take it and own it.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
So, the only thing that might be going for Cyclone is the bike itself; how the public takes to it, and Cyclone's ambitions to take it global.
—New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2025
Protect your floors by placing the tree in a plastic tree bag or wrapping it in an old blanket or sheet to take it outside.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Dec. 2025
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Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 29 Dec. 2025
This is our moment to lean in; take it and own it.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
So, the only thing that might be going for Cyclone is the bike itself; how the public takes to it, and Cyclone's ambitions to take it global.
—New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2025
Protect your floors by placing the tree in a plastic tree bag or wrapping it in an old blanket or sheet to take it outside.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Dec. 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 31 Dec. 2025.
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