take something as it comes
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English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (General Australian); “take things as they come”: (file)
Verb
[edit]take something as it comes (third-person singular simple present takes something as it comes, present participle taking something as it comes, simple past took something as it came, past participle taken something as it came)
- (idiomatic) To accept and deal with something (an event, etc.) as it occurs, with a composed state of mind.
- take life as it comes
- 1899 February 5, “Klondike Reminiscences”, in New York Times, page 15:
- There are really no hardships if you take things as they come and make the best of them.
- 2002 December 27, Sam Lister, “Lost love story of the valiant rifleman”, in Times Online, UK, retrieved 25 July 2008:
- He also urges Louie: “Take things as they come and keep smiling. Keep your spirits up, my dear. Be of good cheer and all will be well.”
Translations
[edit]take things as they come
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See also
[edit]- equanimity
- go with the flow
- let the chips fall where they may
- take something in stride
- cross that bridge when one comes to it
- ride with the punches
- roll with the punches
Further reading
[edit]- “take something as it comes” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
- “take sth as it comes”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “take something as it comes” (US) / “take something as it comes” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.