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take kindly to

VERB
  1. be willing or inclined to accept
    He did not take kindly to my critical remarks

How To Use take kindly to In A Sentence

  • And he does not take kindly to younger managers trying to muscle in on his territory. The Sun
  • We don't take kindly to catamite-poaching in this neck of Syracuse. Jilly Gagnon: Moments of Great Genius
  • However, the chef does not take kindly to Intruders In his kitchen.
  • Many of the colonists did not take kindly to Governor Van Twiller's methods, and among them was Van Dincklagen, the schout-fiscal. The Story of Manhattan
  • Aislinn did not take kindly to his humor, but replied in measured tones. THE WOLF AND THE DOVE
  • Other characters include Maggie, a keen but green young journalist; Ellen, the supportive owner of the hotel, who has her own worries; and various suspicious, inward-looking locals who don't take kindly to what they see as outside interference. Book review
  • In dire emergency of course, she could stay in a boarding cattery for a few days but in our judgement she'd not take kindly to that, wouldn't eat, and would be severely upset by the time we collected her.
  • Molly does not take kindly to her aunt's reproval. Molly Picon in "East and West"
  • Your commanding officers will not take kindly to your disregard to authority.
  • He wouldn't take kindly to an outsider coming to interfere and poke about.
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