# take check

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/take-check
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To take offence.

## Examples

- He takes check whenever I mention his old job.
- I did not mean to be rude, but she took check at my comment about her dress.
- The politician took check at the journalist's pointed question, abruptly ending the interview before the audience could hear his response.

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