take kindly to

Idioms  

1. Be receptive to, attracted by, or pleased with, as in He'll take kindly to the criticism if it's constructive, or Henry won't take kindly to your stepping on his newly planted grass. This idiom uses kindly in the sense of “in a pleasant or agreeable manner.” [c. 1800]

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take kindly to

The sport didn’t take kindly to interlopers with no playing experience of their own bringing mathematics into a game that had been moving along just fine ever since the National League was founded in 1876.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

Some did not take kindly to the offer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2026

Despite the film’s absurd splatter gore, timely parody and hyper-stylized direction, all things the Academy doesn’t typically take kindly to, Moore’s chances looked decent.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2025

But the Magic Circle did not take kindly to the news.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2025

And while I can’t say I know her that well, Jupiter Charity-Sanchez doesn’t seem the type to take kindly to encroachments upon her territory.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone

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