take up with

take up with
phrasal verb
Word forms "take up with":
present tense I/you/we/they take up with he/she/it takes up with present participle taking up with past tense took up with past participle taken up with
1) take up with someone
[transitive] informal to become friendly with someone, especially someone who could have a bad influence on you

I don't want you to take up with the wrong crowd.

2) be taken up with something to be busy doing, discussing, or thinking about something

The whole meeting was taken up with arguing about the budget.

She was completely taken up with her own worries.


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