take kindly to

VERB
  1. be willing or inclined to accept
    He did not take kindly to my critical remarks
Linguix Browser extension
Fix your writing
on millions of websites
Get Started For Free Linguix pencil

How To Use take kindly to In A Sentence

  • Plan B was to use a drill, of the electric kind, but this proved hazardous to one health from the result of a clip round ear from father who didn't take kindly to the holes left in the kitchen worktop after the drill had passed through the conker.
  • But at a time when business values are falling, stakeholders tend not to take kindly to selling the family silver at a knock-down price.
  • He wouldn't take kindly to an outsider coming to interfere and poke about.
  • Most women who have had hysterectomies to be relieved of painful periods are not going to take kindly to the word's "mutilate" and I wonder how the words used here make breast cancer patients who have lost breasts feel? Ashley's Treatment
  • He wouldn't take kindly to an outsider coming to interfere and poke about.
  • I doubt if your people would take kindly to ... say ... catastrophic inflation when we released several tons of the praseodymium which is your standard, followed by depression and unemployment when a number of key corporations retired from business. ' The Long Way Home
  • After years of being looked after by his mother, he didn't take kindly to being told to cook for himself.
  • She didn't take kindly to my suggestion.
  • Oliver, in the early episodes of his new show at least, has made some converts but also gotten pushback from people who don't take kindly to an out-of-towner overhauling their diets. Celebrity chefs lead the charge for healthier food
  • Bureaucrats who have grown fat on maladministering the current arrangements will not take kindly to outsiders who try to replace them.
View all
This website uses cookies to make Linguix work for you. By using this site, you agree to our cookie policy