take it out of (someone)
idiom
British
: to require a lot of work or energy and cause someone to feel physically or emotionally tired
That interview really took it out of me.
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As the duo sat together in the stands of the men’s basketball finals — in which Team USA defeated France — Kaavia pulled at her hair, seemingly trying to take it out of its updo.
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Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2024
While the Heat still are allowed to also utilize their $5.2 million taxpayer mid-level exception on an outside free agent, their position against the luxury tax could take it out of play.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 July 2024
To clean it, just take it out of the plastic case and run under water.
—Anna Kasper, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2024
The Iranians decided to take it out of the shadows, openly attacking Israeli territory directly, from Iranian soil, for the first time in the Islamic Republic’s history.
—Dennis Ross, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2024
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Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2024
While the Heat still are allowed to also utilize their $5.2 million taxpayer mid-level exception on an outside free agent, their position against the luxury tax could take it out of play.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 July 2024
To clean it, just take it out of the plastic case and run under water.
—Anna Kasper, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2024
The Iranians decided to take it out of the shadows, openly attacking Israeli territory directly, from Iranian soil, for the first time in the Islamic Republic’s history.
—Dennis Ross, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2024
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“Take it out of (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20it%20out%20of%20%28someone%29. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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