take it away

English

Pronunciation

• Audio (AU)

  (file)

Verb

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

1. (idiomatic) To begin, especially used to launch a performance of some sort (usually imperative and/or exclamatory).

   I'd like to introduce Mumbo the Magnificent and his dancing parrot, Tiddles. Take it away, Mumbo!

   • 1998, Rushmore, 00:33:50

     MRS WHITNEY: We have a new student with us today. His name's Max Fischer and he's actually asked to say a few words to the class. Max? You want to take it away?

Synonyms

• commence

Translations

to begin

• Hungarian: a húrok közé csap
• Portuguese: mandar a ver
• Russian: приступи́ть (ru) n (pristupítʹ)