take up with
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For the personal item Nasa allows astronauts to take up with them, Wiseman plans to take a small notepad so that he can jot down his thoughts during the mission.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
He also suggested that it didn’t deserve to be part of Social Security at all, a point he was welcome to take up with Congress, which enacted it in 1956.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2021
By the way, whoever is in a league with Smith has a legitimate gripe to take up with the league's commissioner.
From Golf Digest • Aug. 7, 2019
“That is an issue to take up with those who prepared it.”
From Washington Post • Apr. 9, 2017
“But the left lateral is chipped. A piece of the tooth is still there. So that one you’ll definitely have to take up with a dentist, but I’m gonna go ahead and reimplant the others.”
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
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