take it out on

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To unleash one's anger on (a person or thing other than the one that caused it).

Equivalents

Españoldesahogarse con

Françaispasser ses nerfs sur

Deutschseinen Ärger auslassen an (jemandem oder etwas)

10 more languages

Azərbaycan diliçıxarmaq çıxartmaq

Bosanskiiskaliti iskaljivati искалитиискаљивати

Hrvatskiiskaliti iskaljivati искалитиискаљивати

Italianoprendersela con

日本語八つ当たりする

Македонскисе истура се истури

Polskipoużywać wyżyć

Portuguêsdescontar em

Русскийизлить свой гнев на кого-либо/что-либо

Српскиiskaliti iskaljivati искалитиискаљивати

Examples

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

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

take it outside take it to the house take it up the ass take it upon oneself take its course take its rise

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