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took something in one's stride

took something in one's stride is the simple past 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 took something in one's stride

What is took something in one's stride the simple past of?
Took something in one's stride is the simple past of take something in one's stride.

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

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

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