take it on the arches

verb

To depart, especially on foot.

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Meanings

verbtake 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)

present singular third person takes it on the arches · participle present taking it on the arches · past took it on the arches · participle past taken it on the arches

  1. To depart, especially on foot.

    The Wolfman took it on the arches and quickly ducked around the corner and the boy hobbled up to Greb.

    2014, Keith G. Laufenberg, South of South Beach, →ISBN, page 93
    2 more examples

    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

    But if a scary looking dude with no neck approaches you while you're reading it in public, we suggest you take it on the arches, pronto.

    2016 September, Tony Pacitti, “The Last Good Heist is a PVD Crime Epic”, in Providence Monthly

Origin

A reference to fallen arches that result from too much walking.

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APA

take it on the arches. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20it%20on%20the%20arches

MLA

“take it on the arches.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20it%20on%20the%20arches. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take it on the arches,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20it%20on%20the%20arches.

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