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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"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

“Sometimes they’ll take a picture of me blinking, blinking, and they’ll catch me with the blink.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 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

“But on set, the first couple days you had to show them that you were like a brother to them. You can’t be like, ‘Hey man, we got to take a picture.’

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2025

Outside, a family wearing bright sweatshirts walks by the window, the father stopping to take a picture.

From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord

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