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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Example Sentences

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

From Slate

“The Moment” doesn’t quite lampoon Swift’s massively successful tour or its ensuing media, but it does take issue with the Eras Tour’s tame spectacle.

From Salon

Still, he watched enough to take issue with comedian Trevor Noah’s latest turn as the ceremony’s host.

From Los Angeles Times

She embraces the deadpan absurdity, digging into the ideas with the gusto of Samson eating a man’s brains with his hands, while acting fully unrestrained by quibblers who might take issue with Kelson’s libertine use of lamps.

From Los Angeles Times

The lawsuit does not take issue with any Palisades rebuilding permits but does point to the destruction and evacuation challenges during the fire as a warning: Further development in dangerous areas with little consideration for safety can only worsen the next disaster.

From Los Angeles Times