take something in stride

take something in stride

English

Alternative forms

• take something in one's stride

Pronunciation

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Verb

take something in stride (third-person singular simple present takes something in stride, present participle taking something in stride, simple past took something in stride, past participle taken something in stride)

1. (idiomatic, US) To cope with something unfortunate without much effort; to accept or manage difficulties well.

   He took it in stride when they attempted to ostracize him.

Translations

cope with something unfortunate without much effort

Chinese: Mandarin: 付之一笑 (zh) (fùzhīyīxiào) Finnish: purra hammasta Polish: przejść nad czymś do porządku dziennego, przyjąć coś bez mrugnięcia okiem Portuguese: levar numa boa Russian: please add this translation if you can

See also

• take something as it comes