take care of
Idioms-
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]
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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
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She said she had got "some useful information and practical tips to help take care of her hair".
From BBC
They have helped the Bruins understand their role on the court, take care of the ball and be more confident.
From Los Angeles Times
The U.S. needs to define its goals and let other problems take care of themselves.
The U.S. needs to define its goals and let other problems take care of themselves.
“He said he was going to take care of me and connect me to the right people. So that was a really heavy thing that happened when he passed, because all the possibilities of finding someone that you connect with that had been doing the same type of organization, and bringing together like minds.”
From Los Angeles Times
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