to murder somebody get rid of them for good
ay homie its time we take out this fool for good
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Aside from the relatively obvious use of the phrase (to designate defecation), "take a shit" as a phrase can apply to mechanical devices. An apparatus which wears out or breaks down at a very inconvenient time can be said to "take a shit".
"I told Frank to fix those worn lifters on his car engine but he didn't listen to me. Then when he went on vacation he was crossing the rockies when it took a shit on him. It ruined his vacation."
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Refuse to answer on the grounds that one may incriminate oneself, as in He took the Fifth on so many of the prosecutor's questions that we're sure he's guilty. This idiom refers to the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which states that no person shall be compelled to be a witness against himself or herself. Mid-1900s
Me: What was you just doing with my wife!?
Mate: I take the fifth.
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A visual gimmick used in film and on stage where a person is surprised or taken aback by another's actions or words while drinking, and spits or sputters that liquid.
"He did a spit take when she told him she was pregnant."
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Another way of telling someone to go away
Man: Nice parenting.
Adam: Hey, thanks. Are you my therapist? Take a walk!
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Pretending to enter and store someone's phone number into your mobile phone after they generously offer up their phone number and say "Take my number and give me a call sometime"
Jeff: Why did you take that loser's number and tell him you'll call him?
Chris: Don't worry dude, it was a "fake take"
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Shorthand for "chinese takeout" and "chinese takeaway." Called "carry away" in British slang.
I had take out for dinner last night.
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