take ... punishment• If knocked over, you stood upright again, at attention, and took the punishment until the stafftired of it.• Young, who has the mentality of a linebacker, has taken punishment as a passer and a runner.• Rather than protest anymore, he took his punishment silently and disappeared into his room.• Instead of taking his punishment like a man, Wilson tried to hide behind his FourthAmendment rights.• She took the punishmentsmeted out to her without a murmur.• I wish they'd just learn to take discipline or punishment.• In a world which promotesautomaticgoodness, he will not learn to take the punishmentsassociated with behaving badly.• The skilledplayers also have to be big and strong to take the postseason punishment.