take action on (someone or something)
take action on (someone or something)
1. To take active steps toward accomplishing or completing something. We'll need to take action on this issue before the end of the week. The company has promised to take action on the committee's recommendations immediately.
2. To initiate the steps necessary to stop or punish someone. Many people are waiting for the political party to take action on the candidate for his offensive comments. He had been on the FBI's watch list for months, but they didn't take action on him until it was too late.
See also: action, on, take
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
take action on someone or something
to act on someone or something; to do what has to be done on someone or something. We still have to discuss what to do with Sam. I hope we can take action on him today. Do we still have time to take action on this proposal?
See also: action, on, take
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- take action on
- bluff (one's) way through (something)
- go through fire
- go through fire and water
- steal a march
- steal a march on
- steal a march on somebody
- steal a march upon (someone or something)
- steal the march on (someone or something)
- steal the march upon (someone or something)