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Definition of take it out on phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

take it out on

phrasal verb
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take it/something out on somebody
  1. to behave in an unpleasant way towards somebody because you feel angry, disappointed, etc., although it is not their fault
    • OK, so you had a bad day. Don't take it out on me.
    • She tended to take her frustrations out on her family.
See take it out on in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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