take it out of

verb

To enervate or make tired; to sap the strength or vitality of.

“This job has really taken it out of me.”

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Meanings

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

present singular third person takes it out of · participle present taking it out of · past took it out of · participle past taken it out of

  1. To enervate or make tired; to sap the strength or vitality of.

    This job has really taken it out of me.

    1 more example

    "It took it out of me, though. I'm a rag this morning." "They work you too hard, dear. I'll take you to Margate and build you up." "Well, maybe at Easter we could do a week."

    1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019
  2. To exact payment from; to punish.

    They'll take it out of me one way or another.

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