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

Dolores sunk into such a depression that others had to take care of her young sons for months.

From Los Angeles Times

“But maybe it was better that she didn’t because a younger me would’ve been way too angry. I’m still angry. But after she told me, I wanted to take care of my mom and her trauma more than ever.”

From Los Angeles Times

In a phone interview, Suzanne Davis, president of A.I.C., said that conservators could help collectors judge whether a piece of art they were considering purchasing was authentic, and also help them take care of their art over the years.

From New York Times

Mr Singh says he personally trained his staff on how to brew the perfect cuppa and take care of the coffee machine.

From BBC

Staff in the surgery said they were told a "central management team" at eHarley Street would take care of HR, finance and book locum doctors.

From BBC

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