take philosophically
Frequency: 4.51.8 per million words
to accept a disappointing or difficult situation calmly and without complaining
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Examples (10)
- Harry took his rejection philosophically.
- She decided to take the unexpected change philosophically.
- Even after the setback, he managed to take it all philosophically.
- It's important to take life's challenges philosophically.
- They took the bad news surprisingly philosophically.
- You must learn to take criticism philosophically, not personally.
- Having lost the game, the team captain took the defeat quite philosophically.
- I try to take minor inconveniences philosophically rather than getting upset.
- He had to take the cancellation of his trip philosophically.
- If you can take failures philosophically, you'll grow from them.