take action against

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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
LibuŠE	-	Czech
Kathryn	['kæθrin]
AljoŠA	-	Slovene, Croatian
Ruslan	roo-SLAHN (Russian)	Russian, Tatar, Bashkir, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Azerbaijani, Ossetian, Cheche
Flynn	FLIN	English (Rare)
Vendela	-	Swedish