take it out of one

Idioms  

1. Exhaust or fatigue one, as in This construction job really takes it out of me. This idiom alludes to depleting one's energy. [Mid-1800s]

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Example Sentences

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take it out of one

These things take it out of one, don't they?

From Right Ho, Jeeves by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)

But these Honour exams take it out of one.

From Lady Connie by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

"It must take it out of one dreadfully to be so terribly in earnest," said May Webster, softly stroking the pug dog that lay curled up in her lap.

From The Village by the River by Bedford, H. Louisa

These things take it out of one, unless one is made of cast-iron like Crayford, or steel like Mulworth, or whipcord like Jimber.

From The Way of Ambition by Soper, J. H. Gardner

This climate does take it out of one and no mistake.

From The Dash for Khartoum A Tale of Nile Expedition by Nash, Joseph