take up with

Idioms and Phrases

Begin to associate with, consort with, as in She took up with a fast crowd . [Early 1600s]

Example Sentences

“As chairman, he would be able to lead the efforts, set the agenda the committee would take up with next year being the farm bill,” said Jarrod Yates, director of public affairs and governmental relations for the Arkansas Farm Bureau.

From Seattle Times

And we observe Pang's obvious bewilderment when Ono suggests that the young woman take up with her husband as the famous couple's marriage fissures out of control.

From Salon

Meanwhile, William has dumped his longtime girlfriend to take up with another — a messy situation.

From Washington Post

Speaking to European Union lawmakers in Brussels on Wednesday, von der Leyen said that all E.U. members “can contribute in reducing our dependency on Russian gas” and said it was a topic she planned to take up with Biden on the first day of his visit Thursday.

From Washington Post

Biden will take up with allies “how to deal with the rhetoric and the commentary coming out of Russia on this whole question of the potential use of nuclear weapons,” Sullivan told reporters Wednesday.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• cooperate
• enlist
• enter
• follow
• side with