Or " take the olive " they mean " " flee. There are several explanations for the term, but the immediate origin seems to be Bull. Breeders of bulls in Spain were surrounded by olive groves, and when some animal escaped everyone nearby ran to plantations to climb a tree and get away from the animal. That is why there are a barrier of protection where the bullfighters can take refuge in Bullrings and called " 34 olive; The entire phrase would be " take them to the side of the olive tree ".