take\ care\ not\ to

take\ care\ not\ to
• take care that + negation
• take care not to
v. phr.
To be careful; use wisdom or caution.

Take care that you don't spill that coffee!

We must take care to let nobody hear about this.

••
to make sure/certain of (not) doing smth

Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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