take care of
Idioms-
Attend to, assume responsibility for, as in Go ahead to the movies, I'll take care of parking the car , or They've hired someone to take care of the children for a week . [Late 1500s]
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Beat up or kill someone, as in If he didn't pay up they threatened to take care of him and his family . [ Slang ; c. 1930]
Example Sentences
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Jodie, then aged 30, found herself in Margate, Kent, with a seven-year-old child to take care of and no place to live.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Sophia Laforteza announced on Instagram on Friday that she’ll be stepping away to take care of her mental health.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
"Someone should take care of the minors, let them wash, give them clothes and food and somewhere to sleep."
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
That’s why older first-time parents should confer with their own parents to tackle the “who’s going to take care of you?” question.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
Daisy said, “Mama, you doctor Jay Berry, and I’ll take care of Rowdy. He wouldn’t bite me even if he was going mad.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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