take it from the top
idiom
: to start from the beginning of a scene, song, etc.
OK, everybody. Let's take it from the top.
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Push up to a high plank then up into a downward dog and walk your hands back and take it from the top with the overhead stretch and repeat the flow again.
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Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 9 June 2022
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Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 9 June 2022
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“Take it from the top.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20it%20from%20the%20top. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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