take sth out on sb
— phrasal verb with take uk/teɪk/us/teɪk/verb took, taken
to treat someone badly because you are upset or angry, even if they have done nothing wrong:
I know you've had a bad day, but you don't have to take it out on me!
More examples
- He took out his anger on his family.
- I know you've got a headache, but don't take it out on me!
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Treating people or animals badly
- a raw deal idiom
- at the hands of sb idiom
- batten
- batten on sb
- be heavy on sb idiom
- bleed
- grind
- jerk
- jerk sb around
- knife
- knock
- knock sb around
- put sb through sth
- sexual harassment
- shit on sb
- shortchange
- shove
- shove sb around
- torment
- walk all over sb idiom
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