TAKE (SOMETHING) OUT ON (SOMEBODY)


Meaning of TAKE (SOMETHING) OUT ON (SOMEBODY) in English

take something out on somebody phrasal verb ( see also ↑ take )

to treat someone badly when you are angry or upset, even though it is not their fault:

Don’t take it out on me just because you’ve had a bad day.

take your anger/frustration etc out on somebody

Irritated with herself, she took her annoyance out on Bridget.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.