take something in stride

take something in stride
To cope with something without much effort; to accept or manage something well.

He pretty much took it in stride when he came home wailing, again.


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  • take something in stride — take something in (one s) stride deal with something difficult or unpleasant in a calm and accepting way we took each new disease in stride * * * take (something) in stride (US) (or Brit take (something) in your stride) : to deal with (something… …   Useful english dictionary

  • take something in one's stride (US also take something in stride) — deal with something difficult in a calm way. → stride …   English new terms dictionary

  • take something in stride — take it as it comes, accept it understandingly; deal with successfully …   English contemporary dictionary

  • take something in your stride — phrase to not be upset or troubled by something I told her what had happened and she took it all in her stride. Thesaurus: to be, or to become calm and stop worryingsynonym Main entry: stride * * * take sth in your ˈstride idiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • take (something) in (your) stride — to calmly deal with something unpleasant and not let it have a bad effect on you. There s plenty of work to do, but she seems to take it all in her stride. Cooper has learned to take such criticism in stride …   New idioms dictionary

  • take something in one's stride — ► take something in one s stride deal with something difficult in a calm way. Main Entry: ↑stride …   English terms dictionary

  • take something in your stride — to not be upset or troubled by something I told her what had happened and she took it all in her stride …   English dictionary

  • take something in one's stride — he seem to be taking the news in his stride Syn: deal with easily, cope with easily, not bat an eyelid …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • take something in one's stride — DEAL WITH EASILY, cope with easily, not bat an eyelid. → stride …   Useful english dictionary

  • take in stride — take (something) in stride (US) (or Brit take (something) in your stride) : to deal with (something difficult or upsetting) in a calm way I thought she d be upset, but she has taken the news in stride. • • • Main Entry: ↑stride …   Useful english dictionary

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