take exception to

Idioms and Phrases

Disagree with, object to, as in I take exception to that remark about unfair practices . This idiom, first recorded in 1542, uses exception in the sense of “objection,” a meaning obsolete except in a few phrases.

Related Words

• accuse
• criticize
• denounce
• disagree
• fret
• gripe
• grumble
• lament
• moan
• object
• oppose
• protest