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took it on the arches

took it on the arches is the simple past 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 took it on the arches

What is took it on the arches the simple past of?
Took it on the arches is the simple past of take it on the arches.

Words near took it on the arches in the dictionary

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

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