take kindly to
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But baseball has always been different, fostering a deep-rooted culture in MLB that doesn’t take kindly to outsiders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
Verstappen did not take kindly to the penalties, and his race engineer Giampiero Lambiase told him they came after a lot of “whingeing”.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2024
“Judges aren’t going to take kindly to that no matter who they are.”
From Salon ● May 31, 2024
People do not take kindly to being bumped on the bus, nor should they.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2024
“He will know what to do with it. And Severus, be very careful, they may not take kindly to your appearance after George Weasley’s mishap—” Snape turned at the door.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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