Take Sth Out On Sb

[wendxb]

"He took out SOMETHING on me."

Does <SOMETHING> have to be a humanly feeling, like anger, frustration, etc? Could it be something more concrete, like a bad day:

"He took out his bad day on me."


I do know that "He took out his anger on me." is valid English.

[5jj]

"He took out SOMETHING on me."

Does <SOMETHING> have to be a humanly feeling, like anger, frustration, etc? Could it be something more concrete, like a bad day:

"He took out his bad day on me."

We can take something out on somebody or take out something on somebody. With pronouns, only the first order is possible - he took it out on me

"He took out his bad day on me". is possible, though the expression is more common with feelings.