take in stride

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.


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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./ …   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 — 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

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