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

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

Vail’s rise has made the company—and Katz himself—a social-media punching bag for skiers and snowboarders who take issue with Vail’s takeovers of smaller resorts, interminable lift lines and the escalating costs to eat and ride the lift.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

You could take issue with something he wrote and then debate it and there was never any animus.

From Los Angeles Times

Price, the 2021 world champion, appeared to take issue with Gurney mocking his passionate victory celebration, aggressively shaking his hand before the players exchanged animated words.

From BBC