take it

idiom

: to start doing something : assume responsibility for something

I'll get you started, and you take it from there.

: to assume or suppose

I take it that you didn't get my message.

Examples of take it in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Louisville Metro and the FOP will create a mental and physical health screening, with members being required to take it and pass each year. —

Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 26 Apr. 2024 Not an easy feat, but Katie was ready to take it on. —

Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 24 Apr. 2024 These questions—what can Curve be, and where will Stevens take it next?—have been at the heart of her life for decades. —

Lindsay Lee Wallace, TIME, 23 Apr. 2024 The rest either declined to take it or had advanced beyond the mild phase of the disease when they were rescreened, CEO David Evans said. —

Tom Murphy, Quartz, 12 Apr. 2024 If your kid uses this Yoto Mini speaker, take it away immediately. —

Emma Roth, The Verge, 11 Apr. 2024 Only after finding out about the ACMs nods was Jelly finally able to take it all in. —

Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024 Understand that your child cannot be separated from their autism, so don't attempt to take it upon yourself. —

Emilee Coblentz, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024 And then also thrilling to see my team take it apart. —

Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2024

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