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

Recent Examples on the Web 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 These questions—what can Curve be, and where will Stevens take it next?—have been at the heart of her life for decades. Lindsay Lee Wallace, TIME, 23 Apr. 2024 The rest either declined to take it or had advanced beyond the mild phase of the disease when they were rescreened, CEO David Evans said. Tom Murphy, Quartz, 12 Apr. 2024 If your kid uses this Yoto Mini speaker, take it away immediately. Emma Roth, The Verge, 11 Apr. 2024

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“Take it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20it. Accessed 13 May. 2024.

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