Take you up on meaning in English
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Definition
(I will) take you up (on your offer): (I will) accept, agree to, take advantage of (your offer)
Examples
- "I'll take you up, I'll turn you on"
- "After careful consideration, neither I nor 251 out of 252 of the other small shareholders will be taking you up on your offer to buy back our stocks."
Exercise 1
Which phrase expresses the same meaning as to take someone up on an offer?
Which phrase expresses the same meaning as to take someone up on an offer?
This is an incorrect choice. "To take someone up (on an offer or a proposal)" does not mean "to refuse" or "turn down"; in fact it means just the opposite!
This is an incorrect choice. "To take someone up (on an offer or a proposal)" does not mean to "consider", or "think about" the offer.
This is the correct choice. "To take someone up (on an offer or a proposal)" means "to accept", or "agree to" it. In this email, Ira writes that neither he, nor 251 of the 252 small shareholders will "take Bruno up on his offer", meaning that they refuse to sell their Delavigne stock back to Bruno.
This is an incorrect choice. "To take someone up (on an offer or a proposal)" does not mean to ask for a better one.
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