take it
take it — idiom
1. to begin handling a job or situation yourself, so that the person doing it befor
to begin handling a job or situation yourself, so that the person doing it before can stop and let you carry on.
Sayaka finished reading the notes and said she would take it from there.
take it from here/there for picking up an unfinished job
The night nurse arrived and told the tired doctor she could take it now.
Once Mauricio had set up the tent, his daughters offered to take it from there.
After the coach drew the plan, the captain stepped forward to take it from there.
common in handovers: one person stops, another takes it
- take it from here
- take it from there
- take it from now
- hand over
the opposite side of the same handover
Grammar Patterns
take it from here / from now
Usage Note
Almost always followed by 'from here', 'from there', or 'from now', marking the exact point where the new person takes over. Distinguish from sense 2, which is about guessing rather than doing.
Common Mistakes
2. to believe that something is true because of what you have seen or heard, even t
to believe that something is true because of what you have seen or heard, even though nobody has told you directly.
Nora saw the empty plates and took it that her guests had enjoyed the meal.
take it that + clause for drawing a conclusion
There were no lights on upstairs, so we took it the children were already asleep.
From the loud cheering outside, Imran took it that the home team had won.
take it that + clause based on indirect evidence
You arrived with a suitcase, so I take it you plan to stay the weekend.
- take it that
- take it you
Grammar Patterns
take it (that) + clause
Usage Note
Subject is usually a person reading clues from a situation; the conclusion follows from evidence, not from being told. Distinguish from sense 1, which is about starting to do a task.
Common Mistakes
Etymology
A fixed phrase built from the very old verb 'take' (from Old Norse 'taka', meaning to grasp or seize) plus the empty object 'it'. The 'it' does not point to any real thing; it simply turns 'take' into a set expression, as in many English idioms like 'make it' or 'leg it'.