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Phrase(s): take exception (to something)
1. to take offense at something. • I must take exception to your remark. • Sue took exception to Fred’s characterization of Bill as a cheapskate. 2. to disagree with something. • I have to take exception to the figure you quoted. • The manager took exception to the statement about having only three employees.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs