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take in stride

Idioms  
  1. Accept something as a matter of course, not allow something to interrupt or disturb one's routine. For example, There were bound to be setbacks but Jack took them in stride. This idiom alludes to a horse clearing an obstacle without checking its stride. [c. 1900]


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People living now in Putin’s old apartment complex take in stride the historic connection to a onetime nest of spies, and the notoriety that was to accrue to the onetime tenant.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2023

“So Day One, you take in stride and take it slow, too. Not try to get too crazy.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2020

It’s the kind of thing she’s learning to take in stride, just the latest sign of the strange and surreal summer the Oklahoma City girl has experienced.

From Washington Times • Aug. 20, 2017

“We’ll take in stride and see how it goes.”

From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2016

But once I settled into the film’s idiosyncratic rhythm, it struck me that these are, to some extent, the kinds of questions that the VOD experience helps viewers to take in stride.

From Slate • Aug. 8, 2014