take it with one

take it with one
take it with one
Fig. to take possessions with you when you die. (Usually negative.) •

Spend a little on yourself. You can't take it with you, you know.

He knew he couldn't take it with him, so he spent it all.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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