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take sb up on sth

Phrasal Verb with take
 
 
/teɪk/ verb [T] (past tense took, past participle taken)

Definition

to accept an offer: Could I take you up on your offer of a ride home?
(Definition of take sb up on sth from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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