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taken the heat

taken the heat is the past participle of take the heat.

Meaning of take the heat

Verb

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

  1. (informal) To take the blame; to be the focus of anger or scrutiny; to take the consequences.
    • If this decision turns out to be a bad one, I'll take the heat for it.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, heat.
    • I can take the heat, baby, best believe
      That's the moment I shine2023 May 25, Dua Lipa, Caroline Ailin, Andrew Wyatt, Mark Ronson, “Dance the Night”, in Barbie the Album, performed by Dua Lipa

Questions about taken the heat

What is taken the heat the past participle of?
Taken the heat is the past participle of take the heat.

Words near taken the heat in the dictionary

  1. taken the fifth
  2. taken the front seat
  3. taken the game to
  4. taken the gap
  5. taken the gilt off the gingerbread
  6. taken the heat
  7. taken the helm
  8. taken the initiative
  9. taken the knee
  10. taken the l
  11. taken the law into one's hands

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