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take a picture

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.

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take a picture

"There was no one else to take a picture of that I had the confidence or ease to do," he explains.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

You might be in a better position if you cross out parts of the hospital’s consent form that require you to promise payment before you sign, and then take a picture of it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 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 use it for legal advice. So when I am needing to know the answer to a question, I’ll take a picture and snap it and put it in there,” Kardashian replied.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2025

“Me? She was going to take a picture either way!”

From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead

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