take up a matter for consideration
Somebody ——s something
take up new ideas
Somebody ——s PP
Somebody ——s something
He took up herpetology at the age of fifty
Somebody ——s something
Somebody ——s VERB-ing
take up the slack
Something ——s something
Take up a position
start a new job
Somebody ——s something
Somebody ——s something
Somebody ——s something from somebody
He assumes the lotus position
She took her seat on the stage
We took our seats in the orchestra
She took up her position behind the tree
strike a pose
Somebody ——s something
scoop the sugar out of the container
Somebody ——s something
Something ——s something
Something ——s something
The cloth takes up the liquid
Somebody ——s something
Somebody ——s somebody
Something ——s somebody
Something ——s something
The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it
Something ——s something
The sponge absorbs water well
She drew strength from the minister's words
Something ——s something
Somebody ——s something
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I thought I'd take up fishing.
He took up gymnastics at the age of nine.
...the cumbersome administrative work that took up staff time.
At the moment `Oliver' is taking a lot of my time up.
Dresses don't take up much space.
They don't take up any more room than a passport.
...small planes standing ready to take off.
Journalists gathered at the airport to watch us take off.
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She took up [=picked up] the story where he left off.
He is hoping that he and his ex-girlfriend can take up [=that they can continue their relationship] where they left off.
The new couch takes up half of the room.
I don't want to take up too much of your time, but I do have a few questions.
The entire day was taken up by/with meetings.
We don't use this table for anything. It's just taking up space.
I was thinking about taking up skiing/dancing/photography.
She took up the guitar at age 11.
taking up art lessons
The cause of global warming has been taken up by many celebrities recently.
The court took up the question of how to deal with companies that break the law.
He seemed willing to take up [=take on] the challenge.
He will take up his post [=begin working at his new post/job] at the beginning of the year.
She went to France and took up residence in Paris. [=became a resident of Paris; began living in Paris]
She took up [=she began to lead] the life of an artist. = She took up life as an artist.
They took up hammers and nails and went to work building the house.
Once again, they took up arms [=picked up weapons and became ready to fight] to defend their country.
We took up the carpet in the living room and replaced it with hardwood flooring.
They are taking up a collection for the homeless shelter.
After her divorce, she took up with a younger man.
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The band's new album takes up where their last one left off.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.