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take sth in your stride

UK (US take sth in stride)

Definition

to calmly deal with something that is unpleasant and not let it affect what you are doing:
There are often problems at work but she seems to take it all in her stride.
(Definition of take sth in your stride from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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