take it out of

English

Verb

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

1. To enervate or make tired; to sap the strength or vitality of.

   This job has really taken it out of me.

   • 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:

     "It took it out of me, though. I'm a rag this morning." "They work you too hard, dear. I'll take you to Margate and build you up." "Well, maybe at Easter we could do a week."

2. To exact payment from; to punish.

   They'll take it out of me one way or another.