take it out on

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

take it out on (third-person singular simple present takes it out on, present participle taking it out on, simple past took it out on, past participle taken it out on)

1. (idiomatic) To unleash one's anger on (a person or thing other than the one that caused it). Synonym: look for a dog to kick

   Don't take it out on your husband if you had trouble with your boss at work.

Translations

unleash one's anger

• Azerbaijani: çıxarmaq (az), çıxartmaq (az)
• French: passer ses nerfs sur (fr)
• German: seinen Ärger auslassen an (jemandem oder etwas);
• Italian: prendersela con
• Japanese: 八つ当たりする (やつあたり-する, yatsuatari-suru)
• Macedonian: се истура impf (se istura), се истури pf (se isturi)
• Polish: wyżywać się impf
• Romanian: a se răzbuna pe (altcineva), a-și vărsa focul/mânia/necazul pe
• Russian: излить свой гнев на кого-либо/что-либо
• Serbo-Croatian: iživljati impf
• Spanish: desahogarse con
• Turkish: sinirini birinden çıkarmak

See also

• cut off one's nose to spite one's face