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taking it on the arches

taking it on the arches is the present participle and gerund of take it on the arches.

Meaning of take it on the arches

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

Questions about taking it on the arches

What is taking it on the arches the present participle and gerund of?
Taking it on the arches is the present participle and gerund of take it on the arches.

Words near taking it on the arches in the dictionary

  1. taking it
  2. taking it away
  3. taking it easy
  4. taking it from the top
  5. taking it into one's head
  6. taking it on the arches
  7. taking it on the lam
  8. taking it out in
  9. taking it out of
  10. taking it out on
  11. taking it outside

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