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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

take up with

Can you please help with the following sentence? Does it mean that I'll become friendly with it?Thanks. Jana

The chances are that I'll take up with tennis.
  

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"take up with tennis" sounds odd to me. I would say "take up tennis". This means start playing tennis, probably as a recreational pursuit.

  • "take up with tennis" sounds odd to me.
  • I would say "take up tennis".
  • This means start playing tennis, probably as a recreational pursuit.
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"take up with tennis" sounds odd to me. I would say "take up tennis". This means start playing tennis, probably as a recreational pursuit.

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