Emotions & feelings
take something too seriously
treat something as more important than it really is
To take something too seriously means to treat it as more important or serious than it really is.
Hear it in real life
I lost the game and feel terrible.
Don't take it too seriously; it was just for fun.
It was only a joke, so please don't take it too seriously.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Don't take too serious this comment.
Say: Don't take this comment too seriously.
Put the object before "too seriously" in this pattern.
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How it fits in a sentence.
take something too seriously; take yourself too seriously
Your turn: say it out loud
It was only a joke, so please don't take it too seriously.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
take something too seriously
treat something as more important than it really is
“It was only a joke, so please don't take it too seriously.”
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