"take out"
I have come across this expression occasionally in American writing in the sense of "to kill". Can anyone enlighten me regarding the origin and age of this expression? in what context would it be...
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I don't know how old it is, but I'd have thought it's a kind of specialised euphemism, used when the speaker regards the killing in question to be justified and more or less a matter of procedure.
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First OED2 citation is from Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep (1939). I would hazard a guess that it originates from the notion of taking a person or thing "out of the game" or "out of the picture", in...
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Dave himself only lacks 13 to reach 7500. I'm beginning to wonder about the timing here....
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I could start an argument;That should bump up your score.It's immaterial to meAt post 5684.
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Thanks all. It does have a chilling, dispassionate, 21st century sound. Good luck with your ten thousand, Dr. Techie. King David made it -- why shouldn't you ? ;-) (1 Samuel 18:7) Keep on smiting!
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I could start an argument[John Cleese voice]No you couldn't.[/John Cleese voice]She won't get it.
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Dear Dr T, it's plain to seeYou won't give up the ghostUntil this site shuts down or youReach your ten thousandth post.
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I reckon I must be the slowest posting long-term resident, so I doubt I will make the 1000 level, unless we keep the site open for another year or two. But then we'll have to wait for Dr. T to get to...
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Particularly in (American) football, one can "hit" (another kill euphemism) or tackle an opponent very hard with the aim of forcing him out of the game--a strategy often used against the opposing...
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I remember my mom used to threaten me by saying my dad would "take me out behind the woodshed" if I did something bad. And that was a looong time ago.
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