english
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Phrase(s): take up space [and] take up room to fill or occupy space. (Note the variations in the examples.) • The piano is taking up too much room in our living room. • John, you’re not being any help at all. You’re just taking up space.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Also, take up room or time. See TAKE UP, def. 6.
American Heritage Idioms