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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.

Example Sentences

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"It's like walking out back at your house, trying to take a picture of the moon," he told mission control.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

I want to take a picture with Ted Chen!’”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 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

“Never take a picture of anything you are not passionately interested in,” Model often said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

He would ask his father to take a picture of him holding it up, the way fishermen did with their big catches.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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