take action against

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take action against someone or something

to begin activity against someone or something. The city council vowed to take action against the mayor. I will take action against the company for its negligence.

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India's defence minister on Tuesday highlighted the prospect of a serious deterioration in relations with Pakistan if it failed to take action against the plotters of the Mumbai attacks. India presses Pakistan to take action on Mumbai attack plotters by AFP / AFP South Asian Edition India's defence minister on Tuesday highlighted the prospect of a serious deterioration in relations with Pakistan if it failed to take action against the plotters of the Mumbai attacks. India presses Pakistan to take action on Mumbai attack plotters by AFP / AFP Asian Edition			take a piece out of take a pop at take a pot shot take a potshot at take a powder take a running jump take a running jump! take a shine to take a shot at take a shower take a spill take a stand take a stand on take a stroll down memory lane take a swing at take a swipe at take a toll take a turn for the better take a turn for the worse take a vacation take a walk take aboard take account of take across take action take action against take action on take advantage take advantage of take after take aim take aim at take aloft take along take amiss take an amount of money for take an interest in take an oath take apart take around take as gospel take as it comes take aside take at face value take at word take attendance take away take away from take before take below take belt in			Take a View take a vow Take a Walk Take a Walk Take a Walk Take A Walk (Sara Paxton song) take a walk down memory lane take a walk down memory lane take a walk down memory lane take a walk down memory lane Take a Walk on the Wild Side Take a walk! take a weight off mind take a whack at something take a whiff of something take a whiz take a whiz Take A Wild Guess take aback take aboard take account take account of take account of take account of take account of take account of take account of take across take action take action take action against take action on Take Action on Impaired Driving, Inc. Take Action Tour take advantage take advantage take advantage take advantage of take advantage of take advantage of take advantage of take after take after take after take after take after take after take against take aim take aim take aim at take alarm take aloft take along take amiss take amiss take amiss take an account of take an active part in take an advance take an airing

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