"take it to the next level" meaning in All languages combined

See take it to the next level on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-take it to the next level.wav Forms: takes it to the next level [present, singular, third-person], taking it to the next level [participle, present], took it to the next level [past], taken it to the next level [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> it to the next level}} take it to the next level (third-person singular simple present takes it to the next level, present participle taking it to the next level, simple past took it to the next level, past participle taken it to the next level)
  1. (intransitive) To make an extra effort; to do more than the usual amount. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-take_it_to_the_next_level-en-verb-5o8Q5RzO
  2. (intransitive) To have sex for the first time in a relationship. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Sex Related terms: go all the way
    Sense id: en-take_it_to_the_next_level-en-verb-s36yPNtc Disambiguation of Sex: 1 99 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with placeholder "it", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English terms with placeholder "it": 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2012, Digna DeLeon, The Next Level Is Here, →ISBN:",
          "text": "To have that great visit, you must take it to the next level. Go the extra mile, do the things that you know will make the corporate executives happy.",
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        "(intransitive) To make an extra effort; to do more than the usual amount."
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        "(intransitive) To have sex for the first time in a relationship."
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        "To make an extra effort; to do more than the usual amount."
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