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Why did she say "takes it outta you" instead of "takes it outta me" even she's talking about herself?

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Rebecca

She says "takes it outta you" because "takes it outta you" is an idiom that refers to a common experience rather than the speaker only. This use of the word "you" is called the "collective you", which means "everyone".

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