take it outside

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take it outside (third-person singular simple present takes it outside, present participle taking it outside, simple past took it outside, past participle taken it outside)

1. (idiomatic, informal) To move to a location outside the current location, in order to escalate an altercation or fight.

   If you want a piece of me, let's take it outside!

   • 2004 January 5, Brian Knowlton, “Dean and Lieberman tangle during debate in Iowa”, in New York Times, retrieved 15 September 2015:

     At one point, the interplay between Lieberman and Dean was so pointed that a moderator jokingly asked the two "to take it outside."

• Often used in the imperative mood, as in: "OK, both of you take it outside!"