take issue with
to disagree
TRANSLATION
take issue with something = mit jmd./etw. nicht übereinstimmen --- GOOGLE INDEX take issue: approximately 3,000,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Greenpeace TAKES ISSUE with Fukushima radiation monitoring
(Legalbrief)
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Consumer Reports TAKES ISSUE with the car’s fuel system, brakes (2009 model), body integrity, body hardware and audio system.
(Forbes magazine)
(Legalbrief)
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Consumer Reports TAKES ISSUE with the car’s fuel system, brakes (2009 model), body integrity, body hardware and audio system.
(Forbes magazine)
Did you
know?
take issue with
idiom
- to disagree with someone or something
(Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms)
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You may recall the days when honest and straightforward talk and discussions were highly valued. Especially in the U.S., being called a "straight shooter, straight talker, no bullshitter" (an honest person) was a badge of honour. In some ways, the English language has become too polite and politically-correct. For fear of offending someone, we often create euphemisms that serve to "tone down" words and expressions that sound harsh.
The expression "take issue" is a classic example. Instead of saying, "I have a problem with you", the phrase "take issue" offers a less-aggressive alternative to tell someone you don't like something they have done or said.
In American English the plural "issues" often refers to personal difficulties: He's taking time off to deal with some personal issues.
Here are a few other euphemisms — otherwise known as verbal camouflage — that can be useful at work:
- downsize = to lay off or fire workers (The company announced today that it will be downsizing in an effort to cut costs)
- indisposed = to go to the toilet (He'll be back in a few minutes. He's currently indisposed)
- reverse engineer = to copy something, like a product (Many of the new products from Asia have been reverse engineered)
- stretch the truth = to be untruthful when telling something (I think he was stretching the truth when he said he didn't get my e-mail)
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SYNONYMS
oppose, call into question, contradict, criticize, debate, dispute
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"I take issue with the figures in this week's sales report."
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Thanks to Siegwart for suggesting today's word!
idiom
- to disagree with someone or something
(Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms)
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You may recall the days when honest and straightforward talk and discussions were highly valued. Especially in the U.S., being called a "straight shooter, straight talker, no bullshitter" (an honest person) was a badge of honour. In some ways, the English language has become too polite and politically-correct. For fear of offending someone, we often create euphemisms that serve to "tone down" words and expressions that sound harsh.
The expression "take issue" is a classic example. Instead of saying, "I have a problem with you", the phrase "take issue" offers a less-aggressive alternative to tell someone you don't like something they have done or said.
In American English the plural "issues" often refers to personal difficulties: He's taking time off to deal with some personal issues.
Here are a few other euphemisms — otherwise known as verbal camouflage — that can be useful at work:
- downsize = to lay off or fire workers (The company announced today that it will be downsizing in an effort to cut costs)
- indisposed = to go to the toilet (He'll be back in a few minutes. He's currently indisposed)
- reverse engineer = to copy something, like a product (Many of the new products from Asia have been reverse engineered)
- stretch the truth = to be untruthful when telling something (I think he was stretching the truth when he said he didn't get my e-mail)
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SYNONYMS
oppose, call into question, contradict, criticize, debate, dispute
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"I take issue with the figures in this week's sales report."
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Thanks to Siegwart for suggesting today's word!
