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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BBC News spoke to teachers and tutors for their top tips on revising, sitting exams and how to take care of yourself too.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Keep inflation at 2%, the thinking goes, and the rest will take care of itself.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
“So where are they going to stay? How are they going to take care of themselves? What’s the economic situation there?”
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026
And just four years earlier, she had had a procedure that she thought would take care of her heart problem—a diseased aortic valve.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
“It looks great, Boaz. I’ll get the window guys to take care of the rest.”
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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