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There are different usages for the phrase "take off." In the non-idiomatic sense, as in "take off your hat, or "take a little off the top," "take" means to manipulate, to control. In the idiom "take (oneself) off " meaning to depart hastily, or of an airplane, to begin flight, it has no separate meaning - that is why idioms cannot be "figured out" simply by understanding the words in them.

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In the phrase 'take off', "take" means to initiate or begin an action, such as leaving, moving, or removing. So, 'take off' typically refers to the action of starting to fly or the act of departing from a place.

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