take up with
phrasal verbtake up with somebody
- (informal) to begin to be friendly with somebody, especially somebody with a bad reputation
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take something up with somebody
- to speak or write to somebody about something that they may be able to deal with or help you with
- They decided to take the matter up with their MP.