take someone out back

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.31 in modern English

Syllables: take -some-one out back
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Meaning

verb

To get rid of; to eliminate.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

""I'm hoping someone in Russia will understand he is destroying Russia and you need to take this guy out back any means possible," he said."

Etymology

Referring to taking a person out of sight for punishment, e.g. a summary execution; or a pet out of sight for euthanasia.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

takes someone out back (present, singular) taking someone out back (participle, present) took someone out back (past) taken someone out back (participle, past)

Phrases

put to sleep put someone out of their misery take out

Frequently Paired Words

put to sleep put someone out of their misery take out

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