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

I tried to take a picture of the north face of the White House, as I’ve done dozens of times before.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

And like it was cool to see a family would come to me to take a picture afterwards, and then the parents would be like, “We’re the boomers you’re making fun of.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 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

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

Kelly Park had been trying to take a picture of the maps with her cell phone.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova