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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Clear joke or not, people take it seriously.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 26 Oct. 2025
That awesome effort by Cook enabled Bills QB Josh Allen to take it easy throughout much of the afternoon.
—Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2025
However Guggenheim said their offer would disappear if McCourt didn’t take it on the spot.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
All of the speculation is fun, but take it straight from the source.
—Patrick McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 26 Oct. 2025
That awesome effort by Cook enabled Bills QB Josh Allen to take it easy throughout much of the afternoon.
—Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2025
However Guggenheim said their offer would disappear if McCourt didn’t take it on the spot.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
All of the speculation is fun, but take it straight from the source.
—Patrick McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Take it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20it. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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