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

“Then someone else called us over — it was Celine Dion. We take a picture, and now Celine Dion starts singing. I’m like, What is my life?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Today I can’t even take a picture of the place I waved at from the back seat of my dad’s car.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

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

I take a picture with my phone, fake smiling as I pose, and when I look at it, there’s Violet Markey.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven