Take Issue (Verb)
Meaning
Be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- Her friends take issue with the way she handled the situation.
- He and his sister take issue over what actually happened that day.
- The union representatives take issue with the company's new wage proposal.
- She takes issue with her colleagues' casual attitude towards deadlines.
- Environmentalists take issue with the government's decision to build the new factory near the wildlife reserve.