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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Read Article > On Tuesday evening, President Donald Trump shocked the world with a proposal that was, even by his standards, totally out of the blue: that all Palestinians should be removed from Gaza so that the US could take it over as a territory.
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Vox Staff, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
After all, suburban commuters are just supposed to take it.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
When the pen makes its way into Olympia’s hands, Billy recognizes it right away as a surveillance device and offers to take it to the police officers in his family.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
Did my best to just keep a level head and just take it one shot at a time.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
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Vox Staff, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
After all, suburban commuters are just supposed to take it.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
When the pen makes its way into Olympia’s hands, Billy recognizes it right away as a surveillance device and offers to take it to the police officers in his family.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
Did my best to just keep a level head and just take it one shot at a time.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Take it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20it. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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