He took it badly
Please consider the following sentence:
When I told him he was way too short for his age, he took it badly.
My question is:
Are there other ways for "he took it badly"? What about "he took it personally"? And "he took it to heart"?
Thank you
Top answer
' are quite acceptable substitutes. Or perhaps, 'He took it the wrong way'. ', in my opinion though, has slightly different connotations.
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Hi Teal Lime,
Yes, there are ways to rephrase 'He took it badly.'
I'd say 'He took it personally.' and 'He took it to heart.' are quite acceptable substitutes. Or perhaps, 'He took it the wrong way'. or ', but it didn't go down well with him.'
'He took it personally.', in my opinion though, has slightly different connotations. 'Personally' as opposed t
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