take it out on

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

take it out on

1. (idiomatic) 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

unleash one's anger

• French: passer ses nerfs sur (fr)
• German: seinen Ärger auslassen an (jemandem oder etwas);
• Japanese: 八つ当たりする (やつあたり-する, yatsuatari-suru)
• Polish: wyżywać się impf
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• Romanian: a se răzbuna pe (altcineva), a-și vărsa focul/mânia/necazul pe
• Russian: излить свой гнев на кого-либо/что-либо
• Serbo-Croatian: iživljati impf
• Spanish: desahogarse con