take it out of
B2 neutral inseparable transitive
In simple words
To make someone very tired, or to subtract money from something.
Literal meaning: To physically remove something from inside something else.
Meanings
1 B2
idiomatic
informal
To exhaust or drain someone's physical or emotional energy.
"Caring for three young children really takes it out of you — by evening I have nothing left."
Grammar: inseparable
2 B1 neutral
To deduct an amount of money from a particular fund, salary, or account.
"The repair costs will be taken out of the security deposit at the end of your tenancy."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
The 'drain energy' sense is very common in informal spoken English. The financial deduction sense is standard and neutral. Often heard in the passive: 'It really took it out of me.'
Commonly used with
salary savings account energy reserves deposit
Forms
Base
take it out of
I/you/we/they
3rd person
takes it out of
he/she/it
Past simple
took it out of
yesterday
Past participle
taken it out of
have + pp
-ing form
taking it out of
continuous
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