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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About 75,000 federal workers accepted the first buyout offer, but some economists questioned how many would take it this time after President Donald Trump sent world markets into a downward spiral and raised fears of a recession with his announcement of sweeping new tariffs last week.
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Alexandra Alper and Nathan Layne, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Start with basic obedience, but take it a step further with trick training.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
By any normal standards of luxury lodging, food, location and amenities, the Marker is easily among the very best hotels in the city, but the experiences take it over the top and make a compelling argument as the top place to stay.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
In true Mission: Impossible fashion, Tom Cruise doesn't take it easy in his latest outing as Ethan Hunt.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Alexandra Alper and Nathan Layne, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Start with basic obedience, but take it a step further with trick training.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
By any normal standards of luxury lodging, food, location and amenities, the Marker is easily among the very best hotels in the city, but the experiences take it over the top and make a compelling argument as the top place to stay.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
In true Mission: Impossible fashion, Tom Cruise doesn't take it easy in his latest outing as Ethan Hunt.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Take it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20it. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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