take care
Idioms-
Be careful, use caution, as in Take care or you will slip on the ice . [Late 1500s]
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Good-bye, as in I have to go now; take care . This apparent abbreviation of take care of yourself is used both orally and in writing, where it sometimes replaces the conventional Sincerely or Love in signing off correspondence. [ Colloquial ; 1960s]
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Puerto has written about how she got pregnant in 2022 and had no clear way to leave the state for an abortion, especially since she was helping to take care of her ailing mother.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
Your sister has given up a lot to take care of your mother, but she’s also expecting to get a lot in return.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
Some take care to use all the items inside, while others clear them out—wary of what could happen, chemically speaking, to an errant lotion left in a bag for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
“We want to avoid those conflicts by better understanding where they go, what resources they need and ideally help Riverside County take care of these populations.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
“I managed to take care of the farm long before you were born,” Marco reminded her.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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