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- take it out of one
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]
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Silas | | SIE-ləs (English) | English, Greek, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek |
Dave | | DAYV | English |
Prudentia | | - | Late Roman |
Evangelina | | ə-VAN-jə-lee-nə (English) | Spanish, English |
Randi (1) | | RAN-dee | English |
Pauline | | ['pɔ:lain] | |