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Idioms

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.

Example Sentences

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Trump said he does not have trouble with his hearing, and when photographers have taken photos of him when he appears to be sleeping, he said "sometimes they'll take a picture of me blinking".

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2026

“Sometimes they’ll take a picture of me blinking, blinking, and they’ll catch me with the blink.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

If you take a picture of him he doesn’t like, then he screams and pouts.

From Salon • Nov. 7, 2025

Mexico's first woman president initially appeared confused by the incident, which was caught on camera, even agreeing to take a picture with the man.

From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025

I take a picture of myself with my phone, decide I look too serious, take another one—too goofy—and settle on the third, which is somewhere in between.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven

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