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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The Whopper that receives the most votes will take it all, including a brief menu appearance and $1 million for the creator.
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Amaris Encinas, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
If someone is going to make baseless claims or tell lies about you, don’t just sit there and take it.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
In the future, if Alex — or anyone else — steals an idea from you, pipe up in the meeting and take it back.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024
So if someone would take it on, just go through the book and find all the clues.
—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
Amaris Encinas, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
If someone is going to make baseless claims or tell lies about you, don’t just sit there and take it.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
In the future, if Alex — or anyone else — steals an idea from you, pipe up in the meeting and take it back.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024
So if someone would take it on, just go through the book and find all the clues.
—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
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“Take it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20it. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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