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Idiom TAKE (SOMETHING) IN STRIDE
Definition to accept and adjust to bad fortune or trouble
Examples
  1. When I told them the bad news, I expected them to be upset, but they took it in stride. It didn’t seem to bother them at all.
  2. Rebecca isn’t bothered by unexpected surprises. She always takes things in stride.
Cross-Refs

Synonym: roll with the punches

Similar to: like water off a duck’s back

Extra Info

The expression take something in stride suggests that when one is confronted by something unexpected, it does not interrupt one’s stride (i.e., the way one walks).

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