take in stride
Related to take in stride: touch base with, give a heads up, rubbing off
take (something) in (one's) stride
To not be unsettled, delayed, or interrupted by something. You have to learn how to take criticism in your stride if you want to be successful in this business. I didn't think she'd want to go back to work so soon after her mother's funeral, but she just took it in her stride.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
take something in (one's) stride
Fig. to accept advances or setbacks as the normal course of events. She faced a serious problem, but she was able to take it in her stride. I'll just take it in stride. We were afraid that success would spoil her, but she just took it in stride.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
take in stride
Accept something as a matter of course, not allow something to interrupt or disturb one's routine. For example, There were bound to be setbacks but Jack took them in stride. This idiom alludes to a horse clearing an obstacle without checking its stride. [c. 1900]
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
take in stride
To cope with calmly, without interrupting one's normal routine: taking their newfound wealth in stride.
See also: stride, take
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
- take (something) in (one's) stride
- take something in your stride
- stride for stride
- lightning rod
- a lightning rod for something
- break (one's) stride
- break stride
- have a beef with (someone or something)
- criticism
- barrage of criticism