take offense
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take offense — index resent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
take offense — be offended; feel resentment * * * take offense : to become angry or upset by something that another person has said or done : to be offended by something He took offense when I suggested exchanging the gift. often + at She takes offense at any… … Useful english dictionary
take offense at — {v. phr.} To become indignant; become angry. * /Why do you always take offense at everything I say?/ … Dictionary of American idioms
take offense at — {v. phr.} To become indignant; become angry. * /Why do you always take offense at everything I say?/ … Dictionary of American idioms
take\ offense\ at — v. phr. To become indignant; become angry. Why do you always take offense at everything I say? … Словарь американских идиом
take offense — his jokes were very insulting, and many of us took offense Syn: be/feel offended, take exception, take something personally, feel affronted, be/feel resentful, take something amiss, take umbrage, be/get/feel upset, be/get/feel annoyed,… … Thesaurus of popular words
take offense — be hurt, feel offended Jan takes offense easily. Don t be critical of her poetry … English idioms
To take offense — Offense Of*fense , Offence Of*fence , n. [F., fr. L. offensa. See {Offend}.] 1. The act of offending in any sense; esp., a crime or a sin, an affront or an injury. [1913 Webster] Who was delivered for our offenses, and was raised again for our… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
take offense — be insulted, be offended … English contemporary dictionary
slow to take offense — index peaceable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
