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in stride

in stride

15 5.8
To deal with problems calmly without getting upset
  • idiom
  • Informal
translation icon : sin inmutarse
  • Americans have become so inured to those inconveniences that they take them in stride.
  • take in stride

Cheeto, on the other hand, seems like present in the moment, taking everything in stride as it comes to him.

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Examples

  • The best thing, he decided, was to take the remark in stride.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • But we always take it in stride and we'll never stop.

  • You just take everything in stride.

    The Spanish Prisoner (1997)

  • And also: How is it that they take it all in stride?

    Fiction book (1999)

  • You are also learning to take disappointment in stride and not to beat yourself up for mistakes.

    Blog text (11)

  • But I am a New Yorker and try to take these things in stride.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • The Gators are taking it all in stride, following the example of their head coach.

    Blog text (30)

  • Effective school librarians take the technology in stride, and they try to get their colleagues to do the same.

    Academic text (2007)

  • He faced the unexpected setbacks during the project and took everything in stride.

  • Despite the harsh criticism, she continued her work and took it all in stride.

Synonyms

to keep one's cool
vsin stride
  • Informal
30 3.4

Stay calm and control your feelings when things are hard

emphasizes calmly handling difficulties rather than mere emotional control
to play it cool
vsin stride
  • Informal
27 4.5

Act calm and relaxed to hide nervousness

emphasizes calmly dealing with problems rather than just appearing composed
to take it on the chin
vsin stride
  • Informal
7 8.2

Accept failure or criticism bravely without complaining

focuses on calmly dealing with difficulties rather than emphasising brave endurance
to take as it comes
vsin stride
  • Informal
6 5.0

Accept what happens calmly and do not worry

means calmly handling unexpected events proactively rather than passively accepting them
to take in stride
vsin stride
  • Informal
5 5.0

Deal with a problem calmly without getting upset

has identical meaning but appears mainly without an initial verb in speech
to grin and bear it
vsin stride
  • Informal
5 6.8

To accept an unpleasant situation without complaining

describes calmly handling difficulties instead of simply enduring them without complaint
to keep a cool head
vsin stride
3 3.9

Stay calm and not get angry or excited in a difficult situation

focuses on calmly managing difficulties rather than only avoiding anger
to keep one's temper
vsin stride
1 4.4

Stay calm and not get angry in a difficult situation

is about calmly dealing with criticism and problems rather than simply not getting angry
to handle with ease
vsin stride
3.3

Deal with a task or problem easily and with confidence

highlights calm management of difficulties rather than effortless or skilled ease

Antonyms

to overreact
229 3.8

Show more feeling or anger than a situation needs

How Calm

to laugh it off
  • Informal
20 4.2
to shrug off
27 3.9
in stride
  • Informal
15 5.8
to cope
272 2.9
rattled
  • Informal
1 7.0
badly
56 1.0

Surface Forms

in stride positive

Morphology

in + stride

The constituents 'in' (within) + 'stride' (a step or pace) offer a metaphorical image of remaining in one's pace when encountering problems, so learners can partially infer a sense of not being thrown off. However, the specific meaning 'to deal calmly with difficulties' is a figurative extension that is not fully predictable from the words alone, making it only partially transparent to a B1 learner.

Etymology

The phrase in stride may come from a walking picture: one popular story says that when you meet a small problem while walking, you keep your regular stride and do not stop. That's why it now means 'to deal with problems calmly and without getting upset'.