Emotions & feelings
not take something personally
not feel hurt by something
If you do not take something personally, you do not feel hurt because you understand that it is not really about you.
Hear it in real life
Maya seemed quiet today.
Don't take it personally; she has had a stressful week.
He can sound impatient on the phone, but I try not to take it personally.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Don't take it personal.
Say: Don't take it personally.
Use the adverb personally in this expression, not the adjective personal.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
not take it personally; not take something personally
Your turn: say it out loud
He can sound impatient on the phone, but I try not to take it personally.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
not take something personally
not feel hurt by something
“He can sound impatient on the phone, but I try not to take it personally.”
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