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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The military is expanding, and the number of veterans to take care of is piling up, said Oleksandra Myronenko, economist at Ukraine’s Centre for Economic Strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
“If we could get into a place like that, it will be there to take care of us,” Luff said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
He went on to say, “We have to take care of one thing: military protection.”
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
“I’m realizing that if I don’t take care of my mind and body now, I won’t be able to keep doing what I love the most for so long.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
She hadn’t gotten to do that, and now she had a wildfire to deal with, and somebody she had to take care of and talk to.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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