From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtake something furthertake something furtherMORE/EXTRAto take action at a more serious or higher level, especially in order to get the result you want The police do not propose to take the matter further.take something a stage/step further Critics want the government to take this a stage further and ban the film altogether. → further
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take something further• We take it further than just explaining drug abuse and saying "Don't do it." 