take issue

idiomatic phrase

: to adopt or express an opposed or contrary view or position : disagree

Though a barbecuing Southerner may take issue, Texas-style and Korean barbecue have much in common.

—Anito Lo

—usually used with with

She took issue with the conclusions reached by the study.

Carolyn Nichols, an editor at Bantam, took issue with the notion that romance fiction is escapist.

—Charles Trueheart

Despite the proliferation of all means of communications, from magazines to computers, books remain our chief medium for the full expression of ideas, and for taking issue with those of others.

—Robert R. Harris

Examples of take issue in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Pincus took issue with Congress' approach, including holding those closed-doors meetings, not considering options like a disclosure mechanism and tying the law to current events. —Maria Curi, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024

Chad took issue with Pharrell attempting to to register trademarks under their production moniker and in turn violating their agreement to split everything equally. —Angel Diaz, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2024

Jim Cramer on Tuesday took issue with some of the analysts’ commentary, which included Bernstein calling the event underwhelming and Citi and JPMorgan occupying the no-surprises camp. —Zev Fima, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2024

Haley also took issue with some of Vance's controversial comments about childless women, comments for which Vance has declined to apologize. —Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1623, in the meaning defined above