Once I get into my stride, I'm sure I'll work much faster.
She began writing novels in the 1930's but really only hit her stride after the war.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
get into your stride — get into/hit/your stride phrase to begin to do something confidently and well He soon got into his stride and produced several more books. Thesaurus: to start doing somethingsynonym Main entry: stride * * * ge … Useful english dictionary
get into your stride — If you get into your stride, you become confident and proficient at something … The small dictionary of idiomes
get into stride — get into (your) stride British & Australian, American & Australian to start to do something well and confidently because you have been doing it for enough time to become familiar with it. Once I get into my stride, I m sure I ll work much faster … New idioms dictionary
hit your stride — get into/hit/your stride phrase to begin to do something confidently and well He soon got into his stride and produced several more books. Thesaurus: to start doing somethingsynonym Main entry: stride * * * hi … Useful english dictionary
hit (your) stride — get into your ˈstride idiom (BrE) (NAmE hit (your) ˈstride) to begin to do sth with confidence and at a good speed after a slow, uncertain start • After a nervous start, he finally got into his stride in the second set … Useful english dictionary
stride — stride1 [straıd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(step)¦ 2¦(improvement)¦ 3 take something in your stride 4 get into your stride 5¦(way of walking)¦ 6 break (your) stride 7 put somebody off their stride 8 (match somebody) stride for stride ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(STEP)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
stride — 1 verb past tense strode, past participle stridden (intransitive always + adv/prep) to walk quickly with long steps (+ across/into/down): Clarice jumped off the porch and strode across the lawn. 2 noun 1 walking (C) a long step: Paco reached the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
stride — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 step ADJECTIVE ▪ long, short ▪ In one short stride he reached the window. ▪ quick, slow ▪ easy … Collocations dictionary
stride — [[t]stra͟ɪd[/t]] strides, striding, strode 1) VERB If you stride somewhere, you walk there with quick, long steps. [V prep/adv] They were joined by a newcomer who came striding across a field... [V prep/adv] He turned abruptly and strode off down … English dictionary
stride — [straɪd] (past tense strode [strəʊd] ; past participle stridden [ˈstrɪd(ə)n] ) verb [I] I to walk with energy and confidence She strode onto the platform.[/ex] II noun [C] stride [straɪd] a long confident step • get into your stride to begin to… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
