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    take up with

    US /tek ʌp wɪð/

    ・

    UK /teik ʌp wið/

    A1
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo begin an association or friendship with someone, often implying disapproval.
    She's taken up with a strange crowd since she moved to the city.

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    • There are people we can take up with who have been so badly hurt by something in their early lives that they are committed to exacting revenge on anyone who comes too close to them.

      There are people we can take up with who have been so badly hurt by something in their early lives that they are committed to exacting revenge on anyone who comes too close to them.

    • There are people we can take up with who have been so badly hurt by something in their early lives that they are committed to exacting revenge on anyone who comes too close to them.

      There are people we can take up with who have been so badly hurt by something in their early lives that they are committed to exacting revenge on anyone who comes too close to them.

    B1

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    • So that's what you take up with you if you want to enjoy the yoga.

      So that's what you take up with you if you want to enjoy the yoga.

    • And then for the free yoga in the mornings, they provide a yoga mat for you, so that's what you take up with you if you want to enjoy the yoga.

      And then for the free yoga in the mornings, they provide a yoga mat for you, so that's what you take up with you if you want to enjoy the yoga.

    B1

    English Phrasal Verbs for Beginnings | 925 English Lesson 41 by Business English Pod

    08:48English Phrasal Verbs for Beginnings | 925 English Lesson 41 by Business English Pod
    • Let's practice "to take up" with a couple of examples, one for each of these meanings.

      Let's practice "to take up" with a couple of examples, one for each of these meanings.

    • Let's practice "to take up" with a couple of examples, one for each of these meanings.

      Let's practice "to take up" with a couple of examples, one for each of these meanings.

    A2

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    • We might register a wish to blow up a relationship and take up with someone new and hold a thought inside for now.

      We might register a wish to blow up a relationship and take up with someone new and hold a thought inside for now.

    B1