take it out of one



take it out of one

Exhaust or fatigue one, as in This construction job really takes it out of me. This idiom alludes to depleting one's energy. [Mid-1800s]
See also: of, one, out, take

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Fabianofah-BYAH-no (Italian)Italian, Portuguese
Gethsemanegeth-SEM-ə-nee (English)Biblical
Veasna-Khmer
Ken'ichiken-ee-cheeJapanese
Lachtna-Irish
Chen-Chinese