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Discover LudwigThe phrase "take up for" is not correct and usable in written English.
This phrase does not have a clear meaning, so it should not be used in written English.
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take up for
verb
To support, such as in an argument; to defend the character of.
Exact(32)
Comstock allowed Breyer to take up, for a moment, Stevens's mantle of leadership at the Court.
This is something I have intended to take up for some time.
But there was one little white boy who would always take up for me.
You know it's bad when he can't get the other side of the tabloid war to take up for him.
He is beloved on the show, and even the pricklier callers will take up for him whenever anyone dares to criticize him.
So here's a resolution I hope the data-driven executives there take up for themselves: Do not mess with our ING subaccounts.
Similar(28)
Moss took up for his voter.
Further, EA extract was taken up for detailed chemical investigation.
A practical example is taken up for illustration.
Three polyelectrolyte-dye systems, reported in the literature have been taken up for case studies.
The efficiency improvement measure essentially involves rewinding the motor taken up for efficiency improvement.
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