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.
Examples of take it in a Sentence
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So if someone would take it on, just go through the book and find all the clues.
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 31 May 2024
Macy’s remains in a proxy battle with shareholders who want to take it private.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 27 May 2024
That route would take it to a station near the South Bay Galleria before arriving at the same endpoint in Torrance.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
While plans are in motion for the next Invictus Games in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada, in February 2025, the eighth iteration of the Invictus Games might take it back to the United States.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
Luckily, the spacecraft was built to take it, with its electronic components shielded from the large amount of radiation present at Jupiter.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 May 2024
Riley said Bam Adebayo needs to continue to improve his game and take it to another level.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 May 2024
Louisville Metro and the FOP will create a mental and physical health screening, with members being required to take it and pass each year.
—Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 26 Apr. 2024
Not an easy feat, but Katie was ready to take it on.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 24 Apr. 2024
Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 31 May 2024
Macy’s remains in a proxy battle with shareholders who want to take it private.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 27 May 2024
That route would take it to a station near the South Bay Galleria before arriving at the same endpoint in Torrance.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
While plans are in motion for the next Invictus Games in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada, in February 2025, the eighth iteration of the Invictus Games might take it back to the United States.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
Luckily, the spacecraft was built to take it, with its electronic components shielded from the large amount of radiation present at Jupiter.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 May 2024
Riley said Bam Adebayo needs to continue to improve his game and take it to another level.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 May 2024
Louisville Metro and the FOP will create a mental and physical health screening, with members being required to take it and pass each year.
—Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 26 Apr. 2024
Not an easy feat, but Katie was ready to take it on.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 24 Apr. 2024
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“Take it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20it. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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