stride

/straɪd/ noun [C]

Translation

› a long step when walking or running

uzun adım

1611

get into your stride UK ( US hit your stride) › to start to do something well and with confidence because you have been doing it for a period

(uzun süre yaptığı bir işin) havasına girmek

Once I get into my stride, I'm sure I'll work much faster.1791

take sth in your stride UK ( US take sth in stride) › to calmly deal with something that is unpleasant and not let it affect what you are doing

mesele yapmamak, sakince üstesinden gelmek; telaşa kapılmadan halletmek

There are often problems at work but she seems to take it all in her stride.1837

(Definition of stride noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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