Emotions & feelings
take something in your stride
deal with difficulty calmly
To deal with a difficult event calmly without becoming very upset.
Hear it in real life
Was she upset about the complaint?
Not really; she took it in her stride and fixed the problem.
He took the disappointing result in his stride and started preparing for the next match.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: She took the criticism within her stride.
Say: She took the criticism in her stride.
The fixed expression uses 'in your stride,' not 'within your stride.'
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
take something in your stride; took it in her stride; take criticism in your stride
Your turn: say it out loud
He took the disappointing result in his stride and started preparing for the next match.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
take something in your stride
deal with difficulty calmly
“He took the disappointing result in his stride and started preparing for the next match.”
heytardy
Did this help?
Your turn on Facebook
Write one sentence with a phrase from this page
Post it in the comments. We reply to every one and fix it kindly.
Write it on Facebook