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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Craft beer lovers can take it to the next level by pairing a pale ale with a juicy burger or enjoying a tart sour alongside a charcuterie board.
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Noel Burgess, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
If there’s an issue with Quad, Dr. G should take it up with him, not her.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 18 Feb. 2025
Another was fired just a month into her job after relocating more than 1,700 miles to take it.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
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.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
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Noel Burgess, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
If there’s an issue with Quad, Dr. G should take it up with him, not her.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 18 Feb. 2025
Another was fired just a month into her job after relocating more than 1,700 miles to take it.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
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.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Take it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20it. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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