take in stride
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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
take in stride — {v. phr.} To meet happenings without too much surprise; accept good or bad luck and go on. * /He learned to take disappointments in stride./ … Dictionary of American idioms
take\ in\ stride — v. phr. To meet happenings without too much surprise; accept good or bad luck and go on. He learned to take disappointments in stride … Словарь американских идиом
take in stride — accept good or bad luck and go on The boxer took his loss in stride and began to prepare for his next fight … Idioms and examples
take in stride — idi to deal with calmly or acceptingly … From formal English to slang
stride — [strīd] vi. strode, stridden, striding [ME striden < OE stridan, akin to Ger streiten, to quarrel < IE * streidh < base * (s)ter , to be stiff, rigid > STARE, STARVE] 1. to walk with long steps, esp. in a vigorous or swaggering manner … English World dictionary
stride — strider, n. stridingly, adv. /struyd/, v., strode, stridden /strid n/, striding, n. v.i. 1. to walk with long steps, as with vigor, haste, impatience, or arrogance. 2. to take a long step: to stride across a puddle. 3. to straddle. v.t. 4. to… … Universalium
stride — [[t]straɪd[/t]] v. strode, strid•den [[t]ˈstrɪd n[/t]] strid•ing, n. 1) to walk with long steps 2) to straddle 3) to walk with long steps over or along: to stride the deck[/ex] 4) to pass over in one long step: to stride a ditch[/ex] 5) to… … From formal English to slang
stride — See: HIT ONE S STRIDE, TAKE IN STRIDE … Dictionary of American idioms
stride — See: HIT ONE S STRIDE, TAKE IN STRIDE … Dictionary of American idioms
