(transitive) To take, to assume (one’s appointed or intended place).
We've gotta stop letting Christopher Nolan take up the room to tell stories that would be told so much better by LITERALLY ANYONE ELSE.
Imo part of the answer is sometimes you have to have the guts to take up a fight that you’ll probably lose in one arena to move the needle in another, and institutional dems really hate doing that
(transitive) To take, to assume (one’s appointed or intended place).
“Imo part of the answer is sometimes you have to have the guts to take up a fight that you’ll probably lose in one arena to move the needle in another, and institutional dems really hate doing that”
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Activity is a good treatment for depression. Get out as much as you can. Take up a regular exercise schedule. And consult with your mental health provider about other helpful steps. It doesn’t get better when you do n…
“Activity is a good treatment for depression. Get out as much as you can. Take up a regular exercise schedule. And consult with your mental health provider about other helpful steps. It doesn’t get better when you do nothing.”
“Im sorry wtf do you mean 1st class international shipping is almost $40? For a 2lb at most package? What is happening? And it would take up for 4-5 WEEKS!?!?!? What is going on???”
“She’s the same age as Donald Trump We are watching the geriatric shit show in the uSA , we don’t need the same in Canada The Baby Boomers should take up lawn bowling, bridge or shuffleboard and hand over the reigns of power”
“so take up your brush AND PAINT THE WORLD R E D”
(transitive) To lift; to raise.
The books on finance take up three shelves.
(transitive) To occupy; to consume (space or time).
All my time is taken up with looking after the kids.
“We've gotta stop letting Christopher Nolan take up the room to tell stories that would be told so much better by LITERALLY ANYONE ELSE.”