[take care of] {v. phr.} 1. To attend to; supply the needs of. * /She stayed home to take care of the baby./ Syn.: [KEEP AN EYE ON] (2), [LOOK […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Benjamin Spock

U.S. doctor and author, in Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care, 1945 There are only two things a child will share willingly--communicable diseases and his mother's age. www.english-slang.com

look after

[look after] also [see after] {v.} To watch over; attend to. * /John's mother told him to look after his younger brother./ * /When he went to Europe, Mr. Jenkins […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

take charge

[take charge] {v. phr.} To begin to lead or control; take control or responsibility; undertake the care or management (of persons or things). * /When Mrs. Jackson was in the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Napoleon Bonaparte

You can stop while you are raising, but not when you are falling.

many hands make light work

[many hands make light work] If many people work together, even a hard job becomes easier. - A proverb. * /Come on boys, […]

up and at them

[up and at them] 1. {adv. phr.} Actively engaged in a task as if doing combat. * /"You want to know whether he will make a […]