Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “take exception to“ and its meaning is “object, oppose, disagree with, protest against, complain about, raise an objection, express objection or opposition to something”.
Example Sentence: Global militarisation has increased rapidly over the course of the 21st century, with a clear recalibration towards the Asia Pacific… China has also taken great exception to a tripartite agreement between Australia, the US and the UK. The AU$368bn deal, known as Aukus, will see the US and UK help Australia acquire at least three nuclear-powered submarines over the next three decades. Aukus is widely seen as being aimed at countering China’s military expansion, and has drawn mixed reactions…
This word is present in The Asia-Pacific flashpoints fuelling an arms race across the region and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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