To ask what the phrase take care

[User755]

Means to you.

Take care

That's it

Take care - I use as 'good bye for now, look after yourself' . Generally a sign off on texts / emails .

I have never used it to mean fuck off

Take care is nice.
Regards, with no kind or warm, that's fuck off.

Hmm. The last person who said "Take care" to me was definitely being PA. He was the arsehole at the front of a pack of lycra-clad cyclists all coming the other way to me, and who held me up. They were all overtaking some parked cars on their side of the road, and I was forced to stop completely so they could come through, even though it was my right of way. He shouted it at me through my open car window. I told him to fuck off.

I say it all the time. For me it's a bit like 'safe home', something we say a lot here in NI (although not exclusive to us) which means 'I hope you get home safely'.

When I say it, I mean something warm and fuzzy. Certainly not 'fuck off'. Christ Almighty!

Previously take care was for ends of phone calls to distant relatives, and fiends from home town, or if a journey longer than 10 minutes. Now I say it to everyone, even DP when he’s popping out for something. I’ve always liked it as a phrase though, to me it’s a way to show you care that isn’t overly sentimental

DH has a driving job he’ll phone me when he’s on his way home I’ll say take care on the way home, (meaning watch out for idiot drivers on the drive home because he’ll be tired). Always said that.
During COVID I have taken to saying it to work colleagues, essential work so we do have to go into the office, I said it to a few people on Friday “ see you on Monday take care” ( what I really mean is hope you are back in on Monday and haven’t developed COVID symptoms because that would be a bit shit for you) cause I used to be able to say to them “see you on Monday have a great weekend” but don’t just now because no one is having great weekends at the moment.

I think it’s weird and wet myself.

Quite like the Irish ‘good luck now’

I only say this to people I really like. It's never passive aggressive or meant in any way other than what it sounds.

@partyatthepalace
You wet yourself?

bluecheese, are you serious. you had to stop completely !
they should have been thrashed !
do you usually drive aggressively and expect never to have to stop, let alone choose to do so for safety of all.

[quote ClinkyMonkey]@partyatthepalace
You wet yourself?[/quote]
@ClinkyMonkey

I clearly have a more nervous disposition than I thought....😬

It means I love you

A nicer way of saying goodbye

We use take care all the time and have for ages. It's both a neutral way of saying 'Goodbye' and an endearing way of saying ''Take care of yourself" in a 'Be safe, 'Hope to see you again' type of way.

@samanthawashington

It means I love you

Does it?! Shit, I've been signing off daily emails to ds's teacher's with 'take care' I hope they don't get the wrong idea!

On a text? In my world it's usually bye for now, as an end to conversation.
I had an on/off relationship with someone who (I eventually learned) meant it more as 'goodbye until I can be bothered to talk to you again'.
I still occasionally talk to him now, and he tends to say 'speak soon' which means sometime in the next 6 weeks.
I might say 'take care' face to face when I'm saying goodbye to someone as an affectionate parting. If I think it through it does sound a bit patronising, so I try not to say it to often.
I prefer 'love you' or 'lovely to see you' or 'see you soon'. Or 'see you later' maybe.

I work in a supermarket and say 'take care' or 'mind how you go' to nice customers as they leave. I just mean stay safe, see you next week.

@lovelilies

Oooh I'm the only one so far who sees it as totally PA then? It's basically a polite fuck off IMO

What a weird interpretation. It means look after yourself, it's in no way passive aggresive. If I want someone to fuck off I tell them to fuck off.

I say it to my students at the end of 1:1 meetings, because I’m very aware that I don’t know everything that’s going on in their lives and “have a good weekend” might be totally inappropriate.

Some people are total overthinkers. I say it a lot, it's just a way of 'signing off a conversation.

Why do some people look for offence in everything?
We've done this to death with "You look well" apparently that means you look fat! So take care must mean, drop dead right now!

I say it all the time. What I really mean is “life is shit right now, do whatever you can to get through the day with your sanity”

It’s just a saying.

Take care. Can mean different things.

To dd when driving home it means mind how you go don’t rush.

To OH it means Love you mind yourself.

To a friend it means bye see you sometime.

Why do you ask?

General expression that I care about someone as I say goodbye. They may well be exposed to some sort of risk that I want not to happen. But there's no unpleasantness in it.