take it out of sb
(also take a lot out of sb) — phrasal verb with take /teɪk/ verb (took, taken)Definition
› to make someone very tired: Digging in the garden certainly takes it out of me these days.Tired and making tired
(Definition of take it out of sb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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take first/second place idiom
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take five idiom
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take it from me idiom
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take it into your head to do sth idiom
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take it on the chin idiom
- take it out of sb phrasal verb
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take it/things easy idiom
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take its/a toll idiom
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take leave of your senses idiom
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take matters into your own hands idiom
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take no prisoners idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- at your worst idiom
- be all in idiom
- be dead on your feet idiom
- be fit/ready to drop idiom
- bleary adjective
- comatose adjective
- fatigued adjective
- finish sb off phrasal verb
- fit to drop idiom
- haggard adjective
- half dead adjective
- jet lag noun
- poop verb (TIRED)
- punch-drunk adjective (TIRED)
- run yourself into the ground idiom
- shagged adjective
- shattered adjective (TIRED)
- sleepy adjective (PERSON)
- stonkered adjective
- whacked adjective
Topic:
Tired and making tired
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