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took the heat

took the heat is the simple past 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 took the heat

What is took the heat the simple past of?
Took the heat is the simple past of take the heat.

Words near took the heat in the dictionary

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

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