Idiom
take something in one's stride
Meaning
Not to allow oneself to be set back, daunted, upset or embarrassed by unpleasant or undesirable circumstances.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“She takes every new challenge in her stride.”
“Even when the project deadline moved up, he took the pressure in his stride and finished on time.”
“Although the sudden shift in company policy caused widespread panic among the staff, the manager took the disruption in her stride and calmly guided the team forward.”
Examples
simple
“She takes every new challenge in her stride.”
contextual
“Even when the project deadline moved up, he took the pressure in his stride and finished on time.”
complex
“Although the sudden shift in company policy caused widespread panic among the staff, the manager took the disruption in her stride and calmly guided the team forward.”
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