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.

Example Sentences

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take a picture

Customers can use the technology to describe what they are looking for or take a picture of something they want to find, and sellers can use it to streamline the listing process.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Isom-McDaniel and his grandson appear a good distance away from the animal as their walk slows to a halt and they raise their cameras to take a picture.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

And then they asked at the end of their dinner would I take a picture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026

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

From Salon ● Nov. 7, 2025

I needed to take a picture of him.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia

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