to take in stride
5
5.0
- phrasal verb
- Informal
:
tomar con calma
- Bess seemed impatient with her brother's bad mood, and the kids were oblivious, but Sarah took it in stride.
- just take it in stride
- try to take it in stride
- seems to take it in stride
Examples
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The crew seems to be taking it in stride, and there's nothing to see on deck.
Fiction book (1991) -
I'd wager, however, that the average user will simply take it in stride.
Blog text (9) -
I asked Stone how it felt to blow up a hill, but he took it in stride.
Blog text (19) -
There are other women who take it in stride.
Blog text (32) -
You just have to take it in stride.
Blog text (13) -
But Skipper seemed to take this in stride.
Fiction book (1995) -
Surprisingly, she took it in stride.
Fiction book (2001) -
But you know what, you won't get that support from everyone, so just take it in stride.
Blog text (4) -
If Romney wins, the left will take it in stride and move forward.
Blog text (21) -
Despite the unexpected delays, she took it in stride and remained cheerful throughout the trip.
Synonyms
370
3.5
To choose not to react to something annoying
30
3.4
Stay calm and control your feelings when things are hard
27
4.5
Act calm and relaxed to hide nervousness
15
5.8
To deal with problems calmly without getting upset
7
8.2
Accept failure or criticism bravely without complaining
6
5.0
Accept what happens calmly and do not worry
5
6.8
To accept an unpleasant situation without complaining
3
3.9
Stay calm and not get angry or excited in a difficult situation
Deal with a task or problem easily and with confidence
Antonyms
How Calmly
5
5.3
- Informal
30
3.4
- Informal
5
5.0
∞
2.1
239
2.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase evokes a metaphor of keeping one’s stride while accepting something, so a learner who knows 'take', 'in' and 'stride' can partly infer a sense of accepting or handling an event. However the specific idiomatic sense of dealing calmly and not being upset is a metaphorical extension and not fully predictable from the literal meanings, so it typically requires some prior exposure.
Etymology
The idiom take in stride comes from the image of walking: to take something in your stride is to step over a small obstacle without slowing down. So, it means 'to deal with something calmly and without letting it upset you'.