Take it out on

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English

Verb

to take it out on

1. ((idiomatic{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) To unleash one's anger on [a person or thing other than the one that caused it]

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

Translations

• German: seinen Ärger auslassen an (jemandem oder etwas);
• Russian: излить свой гнев на кого-либо/что-либо
• Spanish: desahogarse con