Idiom
take something in stride
Meaning
To cope with something unfortunate without much effort; to accept or manage difficulties well.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“She takes every small problem in stride.”
“Even though the flight was delayed by five hours, he took it in stride and read his book.”
“Despite the sudden collapse of the project, the manager took the setback in stride and immediately began drafting a new strategy for the team.”
Examples
simple
“She takes every small problem in stride.”
contextual
“Even though the flight was delayed by five hours, he took it in stride and read his book.”
complex
“Despite the sudden collapse of the project, the manager took the setback in stride and immediately began drafting a new strategy for the team.”
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