Take a lettuce

To give up and kill oneself; to intentionally consume lettuce contaminated with E. coli.

Originated when the FDA recalled lettuce in the U.S.

I'm so sick of school. Imma take a lettuce and end it all right now.

by integrandpiano December 24, 2018

take it to the grate

to 'take it to the grate' is to challenge someone,

or it could be used like an action;

or in a past tense for a fight, or challenge has already happened.

"cmon beatch! take it to the grate!"

"i was just taking it to the grate with some punk ass chicken shit"

"that huge ass black guy just took it the the grate on his sorry ass!"

by mr ingenious September 12, 2006

take it outside

When there'a about to be a fight inside, you can take it to a more vioent level by moving it to an outside place.

-Shut up
-You shut up
-Luke, Alex why don't you take it outside?

by lorrrra September 28, 2018

Coaster-Taking

This is the process of over-taking another car with your car in neutral. One for the recession. A way of comically boosting your MPG on those downhill sections.

We're doing 90 coaster-taking a Porsche. Crazy stuff, and economical too.

by youvebeensmoked August 4, 2009

One-Take

When a rapper freestyles out of the blue and spits bars and punchlines to make the crowd go nuts!

Ed: ay yo bro, show dem niggas what you do best in dem battles
Jamez: you mean dem one-takes? aight lemme spit

by eezydubs January 25, 2021

Onion-take

Where a reader absentmindedly scrolls through their social media or news feed and encounters an article too strange or too sad to be real. The reader then reflexively reverses scroll direction to verify if the article is a piece of satire or authentic news.

Named for a portmanteau of Onion, a satirical news outlet, and the double take.

Alex was prompted to Onion-take while scrolling Facebook, and found themselves horrified to learn that the article about competitive-eater Kobayashi being beaten by Chris Christie was posted by BBC News and not The Onion.

by RealFakeNews April 15, 2020

taking it to the streets

An idiom, with figurative and literal meanings; to actively commune with society while promoting the resources of intellect, creativity, entrepreneurialism, and democratic processes to promote positive change, self actualisation, and solidarity. This quintessentially American idiom represents the spirit of grassroots activism and the powerful spirit of the people when mobilized and when participating with our communities. It is figurative language representing the mobilization of peoples to create change from within the community. It functions as an affirmation of sovereignty and empowerment in the face of marginalization, institutional oppression, and prejudice. As the fifth estate is the foundation of democracy and ensures the intrinsic spirit, voice, and actions of We the people; the participant and the witness alike may literally “take it to the streets.”

Grassroots change is when people are effectively, taking it to the streets; as Anthropologist Margaret Mead said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

Lyrics by The Doobie Brothers, include,

“ You don't know me but I'm your brother
I was raised here in this living Hell
You don't know my kind in your world
Fairly soon, the time will tell
You, telling me the things you're gonna do for me
I ain't blind and I don't like what I think I see
Takin' it to the streets
Takin' it to the streets
Takin' it to the streets
Take this message to my brother
You will find him everywhere
Wherever people live together
Tied in poverty's despair
You, telling me the things you're gonna do for me
I ain't blind and I don't like what I think I see
Takin' it to the streets”

by Shazamsh March 1, 2022