take up with
phrasal verbtake up with somebody
- (informal) to begin to be friendly with somebody, especially somebody with a bad reputation
开始结交（尤指名声不好的人）
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
向…提出；与…交涉 - They decided to take the matter up with their MP.
他们决定向本地区的下院议员反映这一问题。
- They decided to take the matter up with their MP.