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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They also take care of tax filings like the new tax credit for retirement-plan creation, which is $500 per year for three years.
From MarketWatch
While already juggling health issues for both herself and her son this year, she’s added the burden of taking care of her parents, who are in their 80s, from far away.
From MarketWatch
But my husband has also taken care of me.
From Los Angeles Times
Kelce is making his investments, too, while taking care to stay in his lane.
“We could the market taking care of itself in this respect, but the forces that have been unleashed might take some official moves to counter them.”
From Barron's
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