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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He went on to say, “We have to take care of one thing: military protection.”
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
I hope her story encourages someone else to take care of this now.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
“I take care of my kids, my wife, my family. Why do I have to pay you?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
"I'm mortified with the performance. I know you can lose games of football but we should have enough in the building to take care of that tonight."
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
“You know, there are lots of reasons people can’t take care of their own kids,” Jonah said cautiously.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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