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WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| prendre sur soi loc v | (se retenir de s'énerver) (informal, figurative) | keep your cool v expr |
| | (figurative, slang) | take it on the chin v expr |
| | (slang, figurative) | suck it up v expr |
| | Je sais que tu n'es pas content que ma mère vienne manger, mais prends sur toi, un peu ! Il prit sur lui devant tant de réprimandes. |
| | I know you're not happy that my mother is coming to dinner, but try to keep your cool. |
| | Faced with so much criticism, he took it on the chin. |
| prendre sur soi de faire [qch] loc v | (accepter une responsabilité) | take it upon yourself to do [sth] v expr |
| | Il prit sur lui de finir ce rapport. |
| | He took it upon himself to finish the report. |
| prendre sur soi de faire [qch] loc v | (faire [qch] sans autorisation) | take it upon yourself to do [sth] v expr |
| | L'inspecteur prit sur lui de fouiller la maison. |
| | The inspector took it upon himself to search the house. |