take care of

1. Attend to, assume responsibility for, as in Go ahead to the movies, I'll take care of parking the car , or They've hired someone to take care of the children for a week . [Late 1500s]

2. Beat up or kill someone, as in If he didn't pay up they threatened to take care of him and his family . [ Slang ; c. 1930]

Example Sentences

“We’re going to take care of your water situation, force it down his throat, and we’ll say: Gavin, if you don’t do it, we’re not giving any of that fire money that we send you all the time for all the fire, forest fires that you have,” Trump said at the Coachella rally.

From Los Angeles Times

"People think when they go up into the hills that it doesn't matter, the dogs can just go anywhere and nature will take care of it," Dr Pinkerton said.

From BBC

“If we just take care of the basketball, I think a lot of nights we’ll be able to win games because we’re getting shots on goals,” Lue said.

From Los Angeles Times

“If you are feeling deflated or discouraged today, I get it. Take some time. Take care of yourselves, take care of your loved ones, take care of your community,” Walz said.

From Salon

“There was no one to take care of my wife and baby. I even needed help to use the toilet.”

From BBC

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