take issue with

Idioms  

1. Disagree with, as in I take issue with those figures; they don't include last month's sales. This idiom comes from legal terminology, where it was originally put as to join issue, meaning “take the opposite side of a case.” [Late 1600s]

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take issue with

I’m sure some voters take issue with that characterization, and I’ll concede that the range and variety of nominees have been better in recent years than many others.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

Other Westerners who have moved to Russia take issue with how the Shared Values visa itself is being promoted.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

Even the world’s biggest Pete Hegseth fan might take issue with his successors inheriting that capability.

From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2026

Corporate leaders have called Kushner to take issue with some of his father-in-law’s policies, including the impact tariffs could have on global trade, according to people familiar with the conversations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2025

He is neither disabled, handicapped, nor developmentally delayed in any way, so there was no reason to assume anyone would take issue with his admittance to Beecher Prep—whether it is an inclusion school or not.

From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio