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Taking something in stride

If you “take something in stride” it means that you didn’t allow a bad situation to make you too stressed or depressed.   It means that you handled the bad news well.  It’s a good thing to be able to take something in stride.

Here’s a possible dialog:

A: Hey, did you hear that Jim got fired from his job?

B: Ya, he called me last night and told me.

A: How’s he doing?

B: He seems to be taking it in stride.

This means that Jim is doing a good job at handling the disappointment of getting fired. He’s not getting stressed out and going crazy about it.

Here’s another example:

A: Hey, I’m really sorry to hear that your girlfriend left you. How are you feeling?

B: I’m doing ok. I think this breakup might actually make us both happier.

A: I’m glad to hear you are taking it in stride.

Andy

This entry was posted on Wednesday, October 24th, 2007 at 6:15 pm and is filed under Phrases and idioms. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

2 Responses to “Taking something in stride”

  1. shanie Says:
    November 2nd, 2007 at 6:46 pm

    Everytime friends leave, I would be very sad for a long time. But now I am learning to take it in stride..True friendship can be abiding even far away..

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