take a picture

Idioms  

1. Photograph, as in I'd love to take a picture of your garden. This idiom was first used in the 1600s for making a drawing or other portrayal. It was transferred to photography in the mid-1800s.

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take a picture

These AI-powered cameras take a picture of the rear of every car that drives past.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

In the current study, the Human Flatus Atlas app asks participants to take a picture of everything they eat and drink.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

If you manage to spot the Moon and want to take a picture make sure you turn off the flash on your phone, activate night mode and use ambient light.

From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026

"Sometimes they'll take a picture of me blinking, blinking, and they'll catch me with the blink."

From Barron's ● Jan. 1, 2026

I’d take a picture, a smiling, happy picture, a former-Fang-at-his-best picture, and I’d put one corner between my knuckles, and with a snap of my wrist I’d make the picture fly.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx