take exception
idiomatic phrase
: to object to something : to feel or express disagreement with or opposition to something
Domi squirted water at fans from the penalty box and a fan took exception.—
Gregory Strong
Gregory StrongWhile her original tweet was quickly deleted, it was still spotted by other former Ulster University graduates who took exception.—Mark Bain
—usually used with toMark BainShe took exception to the remark.
Many physicists who read this book will take exception to Capra's views on contemporary physics.—Robert March
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Many took exception to having to justify their labor.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
Faber took exception and went after L’Heureux, taking a roughing penalty.
—Joe Smith, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Weiss, who served as U.S. attorney for Delaware during the Trump administration and was kept in his position by Garland before being named to the role of special counsel in 2023, took exception to those comments and noted that judges had rejected that assessment as well.
—Eric Tucker and Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Weiss, who served as U.S. attorney for Delaware during the Trump administration and was kept in his position by Garland before being named to the role of special counsel in 2023, took exception to those comments and noted that judges had rejected that assessment as well.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
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Emily Peck, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
Faber took exception and went after L’Heureux, taking a roughing penalty.
—Joe Smith, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Weiss, who served as U.S. attorney for Delaware during the Trump administration and was kept in his position by Garland before being named to the role of special counsel in 2023, took exception to those comments and noted that judges had rejected that assessment as well.
—Eric Tucker and Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Weiss, who served as U.S. attorney for Delaware during the Trump administration and was kept in his position by Garland before being named to the role of special counsel in 2023, took exception to those comments and noted that judges had rejected that assessment as well.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Take exception.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20exception. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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