take out the trash (English, verb)
expansion: take out the trash (third-person singular simple present takes out the trash, present participle taking out the trash, simple past took out the trash, past participle taken out the trash)
Senses:
glosses: Often used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take out, trash.
glosses: To forcefully remove undesirable people from a place.
tags: idiomatic
glosses: To announce something, hoping it will not get much publicity, at a time when it is not likely to be noticed by the news media, for instance on election day or late on Friday afternoon before a holiday weekend.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: takes out the trash
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: taking out the trash
tags: participle
present
form: took out the trash
tags: past
form: taken out the trash
tags: participle
past