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take it on the arches

take it on the arches verb: to depart, especially on foot.

Verb

take it on the arches (third-person singular simple present takes it on the arches, present participle taking it on the arches, simple past took it on the arches, past participle taken it on the arches)

  1. To depart, especially on foot.
    • The block did not have anything so old-fashioned as a regular foot cop to tell these mutts to take it on the arches.2007 October 23, Michael Daly, “Drugs sold in Bronx church during mass”, in New York Daily News
    • The Wolfman took it on the arches and quickly ducked around the corner and the boy hobbled up to Greb.2014, Keith G. Laufenberg, South of South Beach, →ISBN, page 93

Forms of take it on the arches

third-person singular presenttakes it on the arches
present participletaking it on the arches
pasttook it on the arches
past participletaken it on the arches

Origin of take it on the arches

A reference to fallen arches that result from too much walking.

Questions about take it on the arches

What does take it on the arches mean?
Take it on the arches means to depart, especially on foot.
What part of speech is take it on the arches?
Take it on the arches is a verb.
What is the past tense of take it on the arches?
The past tense of take it on the arches is took it on the arches.

Words near take it on the arches in the dictionary

  1. take it easy
  2. take it from me
  3. take it from the top
  4. take it in turns
  5. take it into one's head
  6. take it on the arches
  7. take it on the lam
  8. take it or leave it
  9. take it or leave it alone
  10. take it out in
  11. take it out of

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