take it

Idioms  

1. Understand, as in I take it they won't accept your proposal . [Early 1500s]

2. Endure abuse, criticism, harsh treatment, or unpleasantness, as in Tell me what you really think of me—I can take it . [Mid-1800s] This phrase is sometimes modified as take just so much , meaning “endure only up to a point.” For example, I can take just so much of this nonsense before I lose patience . Also see take it on the chin ; take lying down .

3. Accept or believe something, as in I'll take it on the doctor's say-so . Also see the subsequent entries beginning with take it .

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Example Sentences

"And never in a thousand years did I ever think that Victor would take it to heart and take it to the Moon, which is what he's done," the pioneering astronaut told AFP.

From Barron's

Looking back, he said: “The first convenience of the move from California to New York was, well, you could close the door on the period, just by moving three thousand miles. You can’t take it all with you in your station wagon.”

From The Wall Street Journal

With a physical check, you usually have more choices: deposit it at your current bank or take it instead to, say, your credit union.

From MarketWatch

"Let's see if things improve for us, even just a little... I can't take it anymore," she told AFP, voicing hope that more shipments will follow.

From Barron's

“Take it from an old-timer,” she says.

From Literature