Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—E

Exception

To take exception. To feel offended; to find fault with.

“Her manner was so ... respectful, that I could not take exception to this reproof.” —Farjeon.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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