HyperDic: take_kindly_to

English > 1 sense of the expression take kindly to:
VERBstativetake kindly tobe willing or inclined to accept
English > take kindly to: 1 sense > verb 1, stative
MeaningBe willing or inclined to accept.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Example"He did not take kindly to my critical remarks"
Broadertend, be given, lean, incline, runHave a tendency or disposition to do or be something

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