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                           Phrase(s): take care of something  to deal with something; to handle or manage a problem or detail.  •  Would you please take care of this little problem?  •  This is an easy thing to take care of. I will fix it immediately.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
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                           Phrase(s): take care of someone or something  to oversee and protect someone or something; to care for someone or something.  •  Please take care of my child while I am away.  •  I will take care of everything for you.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
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                           Phrase(s): take care of someone 1. to tip someone.  •  I took care of the doorman as we left.  •  Did you remember to take care of the waiter? 2. Euph. to kill or dispose of someone.  •  Max said he was going to take care of Lefty once and for all.  •  The crime king ordered Max to take care of a certain private detective.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
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                           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]
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
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