take it

1. Understand, as in I take it they won't accept your proposal . [Early 1500s]

2. Endure abuse, criticism, harsh treatment, or unpleasantness, as in Tell me what you really think of me—I can take it . [Mid-1800s] This phrase is sometimes modified as take just so much , meaning “endure only up to a point.” For example, I can take just so much of this nonsense before I lose patience . Also see take it on the chin ; take lying down .

3. Accept or believe something, as in I'll take it on the doctor's say-so . Also see the subsequent entries beginning with take it .

Example Sentences

If allegations were made against a team other than the Clippers, “I’d want the league to investigate, to take it seriously,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

“That ‘The state might as well take it.’

From Slate

Greenpeace says the public has a right to see the information being submitted to the regulator and that the government has a duty to take it into account.

From BBC

In addition to her recent work on AI, she was instrumental in pushing through the Take It Down Act which criminalised posting "intimate images" - real or AI-generated - online without an individual's consent.

From BBC

It might not be pretty, but the Steelers take it.

From Los Angeles Times