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

They contend that the higher costs will be passed along to consumers, and they also take issue with funneling a new funding source to a niche industry without going through the budget process.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

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

Some take issue with this rule because, as in those two cases, it can inadvertently disadvantage defenders who know there is an opponent close by, but do not know they are offside.

From BBC ● May 5, 2026

Some investors could take issue with the changes because they rely on regular disclosures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026

And who could take issue with us if we were genuinely looking out for kids?

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama