take care
Idioms-
Be careful, use caution, as in Take care or you will slip on the ice . [Late 1500s]
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Good-bye, as in I have to go now; take care . This apparent abbreviation of take care of yourself is used both orally and in writing, where it sometimes replaces the conventional Sincerely or Love in signing off correspondence. [ Colloquial ; 1960s]
Example Sentences
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She will let him live in it free of charge and continue to take care of the maintenance.
From MarketWatch
That’s why you have to take care of the purpose instead of the result.
From Los Angeles Times
She also takes care of her partner, who has a chronic health condition.
In its conclusions, the UN committee took care to unequivocally condemn the Hamas attack of October 2023, and acknowledged the security challenges Israel faces.
From BBC
On the way down to Florida, I picked up my 82-year-old father to come live with me, so I could take care of him after he lost his wife.
From MarketWatch
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