"take someone out back" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: takes someone out back [present, singular, third-person], taking someone out back [participle, present], took someone out back [past], taken someone out back [participle, past]
Etymology: Referring to taking a person out of sight for punishment, e.g. a summary execution; or a pet out of sight for euthanasia. Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> someone out back}} take someone out back (third-person singular simple present takes someone out back, present participle taking someone out back, simple past took someone out back, past participle taken someone out back)
  1. (transitive, idiomatic) To get rid of; to eliminate. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Related terms: put to sleep, put someone out of their misery, take out
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