Kaj pomeni I would've taken you up on that?

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Rebecca
Take up someone on something [ an offerpomeni sprejeti predlog ali predlog nekoga. Torej je I would have taken you up on that [offer] v besedilu enak pomenu I would have accepted your offer [but something prevented me from doing so] (želim sprejeti vašo ponudbo, vendar nekaj otežuje). Z drugimi besedami, pripovedovalec pravi, da je bil predlog očitno izvedljiv, vendar na koncu ni bil uresničen. Primer: I would have taken you up on your offer if you told me sooner. (Če bi mi povedali prej, bi sprejel vaš predlog.) Primer: Can I take you up on your previous offer? You said you'd help me with a small favor. (to ponudbo sem omenil od prej, ali jo lahko sprejmem, če gre za majhno zahtevo?)