take someone out back en · VERB
Etymology
Referring to taking a person out of sight for punishment, e.g. a summary execution; or a pet out of sight for euthanasia.
Meanings
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(idiomatic, transitive) To get rid of; to eliminate.
"I'm hoping someone in Russia will understand he is destroying Russia and you need to take this guy out back any means possible," he said.
2022 March 4, Graig Graziosi, “Kremlin spokesman brands Lindsey Graham a drunk after senator calls for Putin’s assassination”, in The Independent, archived from the original on 06 Apr 2022:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| takes someone out back | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| taken someone out back | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| taking someone out back | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| took someone out back | Tense=Past | lexicographic |