stride Idiom, Proverb

in stride

(See take it in stride)

take in stride

accept good or bad luck and go on The boxer took his loss in stride and began to prepare for his next fight.

take it in stride

continue without delay, cope with Lilian is so steady. If there's a problem, she takes it in stride.

take sth in stride

Idiom(s): take sth in stride

Theme: ACCEPTANCE

to accept something as natural or expected.
• The argument surprised him, but he took it in stride.
• It was a very rude remark, but Mary took it in stride.

reach one's stride

Idiom(s): reach one's stride AND hit one's stride

Theme: ACCOMPLISHMENT

to do something at one's best level of ability.
• When I reach my stride, things will go faster, and I'll be more efficient.
• Now that I've hit my stride, I can work more efficiently.

hit one's stride

Take it in your stride

If you take something in your stride, you deal with it even though it is difficult or unpleasant without letting it bother or upset you.

hit one's stride|hit|stride

v. phr. 1. To walk or run at your best speed; reach your top speed or game. After walking the first mile, Jim was just hitting his stride. The horse began to hit his stride and moved ahead of the other horses in the race. 2. To do your best work; do the best job you are able to. Mary didn't begin to hit her stride in school until the fifth grade.

take in stride|stride|take

v. phr. To meet happenings without too much surprise; accept good or bad luck and go on. He learned to take disappointments in stride.

make great strides

make great strides
Advance considerably, make good progress, as in He made great strides in his study of Latin. Since its earliest recorded use in 1600, this expression has taken a number of forms—make a wide stride, take strides, make rapid strides. All of them transfer a long walking step to other kinds of progress.

put one off one's stride

put one off one's stride
Also, put one off one's stroke. Interfere with one's progress, distract or disturb one, as in The interruption put her off her stride for a moment, and she took several seconds to resume her train of thought, or The noise of the airplanes overhead put her off her stroke, and she missed the next ball. The first term, first recorded in 1946, alludes to the regular pace of a walker or runner; the variant, first recorded in 1914, alludes to the regular strokes of a rower. Also see throw off the track.

stride

stride
see hit one's stride; make great strides; take in stride.