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can anyone give me sentence with "take up"  and "to make mattes worse ",  please?

Tanit · Accepted Answer

Hi,

Have you ever tried using a dictionary?
Dictionaries for learners of English have lots of examples!

http://dictionaries.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=take.up*1+0&dict=P

take up sth or take sth up

to start doing a particular job or activity
He's taken up golf in his spare time.
Have you ever thought of taking up acting?

to use a particular amount of time, space or effort
This desk takes up too much room.
I'll be quick, I don't want to take up too much of your time.
His day was completely taken up with meetings. (often passive + with)

to remove something that is fixed to a surface (e.g. carpet)
We're going to take up these carpets and lay some different ones.

(literary) to lift something and hold or carry it
Charlotte took up her pen and began to write.

to discuss something, or to deal with something
A leading law firm took up his case.
I can't give you an answer, you'll have to take the matter up with your supervisor. (often + with)

to accept an offer or opportunity to do something
I think I'll take up Ann's offer to babysit.
I'm not sure I'm ready to take up the challenge of motherhood just yet.

to move to a particular position so that you are ready to do something
As the crowd grew, riot police took up their positions.

to continue with an activity that has been interrupted
Ian took up the story where Sue had left off.

to shorten a piece of clothing (e.g. skirt, trousers)
Her dress was too long for me so I had to take it up a couple of inches.

TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE

to make matters worse
used to say that something has made a bad or difficult situation worse

Three of our players were ill, and to make matters worse, our main scorer had broken his ankle.

Philip · Answer

My father has taken up with another woman.  To make matters worse, she's married, too.

CalifJim · Answer

Anonymoussentence with "take up" and "to make mattes worse

My brother decided to take up motion picture editing, but after only three weeks on the job he got fired because he consistently managed to make mattes worse.

CJ

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