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kindly
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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.
See also: take
not take kindly to someone/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.
See also: take

not take kindly to something

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

take kindly 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.
See also: take
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Pierzynski was the catcher who was involved in the infamous strikeout play in Game 2 of last year's American League Championship Series and Escobar didn't take kindly to Guillen's words and he was looking forward to getting some sort of revenge on the mound.
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His trademark bow-tie and soft-spoken nature hid a hard-scrabble former Marine boxer who didn't take kindly to being pushed around by his colleagues in the legislature--or by anyone else.
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Not surprisingly, Avery didn't take kindly to Murray's comments.
KINGS NOTEBOOK: AVERY ISSUE IS INTERNAL AFFAIR by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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