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took it out on

took it out on is the simple past of take it out on.

Meaning of take it out on

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To unleash one's anger on (a person or thing other than the one that caused it).
    • Don't take it out on your husband if you had trouble with your boss at work.

Questions about took it out on

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

Words near took it out on in the dictionary

  1. took it into one's head
  2. took it on the arches
  3. took it on the lam
  4. took it out in
  5. took it out of
  6. took it out on
  7. took it outside
  8. took it to the next level
  9. took it up the ass
  10. took it upon oneself
  11. took its course

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