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taken something in one's stride

taken something in one's stride is the past participle of take something in one's stride.

Meaning of take something in one's stride

Verb

take something in one's stride (third-person singular simple present takes something in one's stride, present participle taking something in one's stride, simple past took something in one's stride, past participle taken something in one's stride)

  1. (UK, idiomatic) Not to allow oneself to be set back, daunted, upset or embarrassed by unpleasant or undesirable circumstances.

Questions about taken something in one's stride

What is taken something in one's stride the past participle of?
Taken something in one's stride is the past participle of take something in one's stride.

Words near taken something in one's stride in the dictionary

  1. taken someone's part
  2. taken someone's place
  3. taken someone's word for it
  4. taken something as it came
  5. taken something as read
  6. taken something in one's stride
  7. taken something in stride
  8. taken something off one's chest
  9. taken something off someone's hands
  10. taken something to
  11. taken something to one's grave

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