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kindly

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take kindly to something

to be agreeable to something. My father doesn't take kindly to anyone using his tools. I hope they'll take kindly to our request.

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Thank you kindly.

Thank you very much. Tom: May I give you a lift? Jane: Why, yes. Thank you kindly. Mary: That's a nice suit, and you wear it well. Charlie: Thankyou kindly, ma'am.

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not take kindly to somebody/something

to not be pleased by someone or something He did not take kindly to instruction or advice. Society did not take kindly to women who wanted a career in those days.

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not take kindly to something

to be angered by something Gomez, who had a great deal of experience, did not take kindly to advice.

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take kindly to something

also take well to something

to willingly accept a particular behavior or activity Americans don't take kindly to being told what to say. I don't think the state would take kindly to the mental-health system being taken over by a judge. In general, Renee doesn't take well to change.

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not take kindly to something

to not like something that someone says or does Be careful what you say to Mike - he doesn't take kindly to criticism. I didn't take kindly to being thrown out of the team.

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take kindly to

Be receptive to, attracted by, or pleased with, as in He'll take kindly to the criticism if it's constructive, or Henry won't take kindly to your stepping on his newly planted grass. This idiom uses kindly in the sense of "in a pleasant or agreeable manner." [c. 1800]

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take kindly to

1. To be receptive to: take kindly to constructive criticism.

2. To be naturally attracted or fitted to; thrive on.

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