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take it outside en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To move to a location outside the current location, in order to escalate an altercation or fight.
    • At one point, the interplay between Lieberman and Dean was so pointed that a moderator jokingly asked the two "to take it outside." 2004 January 5, Brian Knowlton, “Dean and Lieberman tangle during debate in Iowa”, in New York Times, retrieved 15 Sep 2015:
    • If you want a piece of me, let's take it outside!

Forms

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takes it outside Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
taken it outside Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
taking it outside Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
took it outside Tense=Past lexicographic