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- Duck to waterIf you take to something like a duck to water, you find when you start that you have a natural affinity for it.
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duck to water — If you take to something like a duck to water, you find when you start that you have a natural affinity for it. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Duck to water — If you take to something like a duck to water, you find when you start that you have a natural affinity for it … Dictionary of English idioms
like a duck to water — informal : very quickly or easily She took to dancing like a duck (takes) to water. [=she learned to dance very quickly and easily] He took to her like a duck to water. [=he liked her immediately] • • • Main Entry: ↑duck like a duck to water see… … Useful english dictionary
take to something like a duck to water — phrase to learn a new activity very easily, as if you have been doing it for a very long time She’d never snowboarded before, but she took to it like a duck to water. Thesaurus: to learn new skills or informationsynonym Main entry: duck * * *… … Useful english dictionary
take to something like a duck to water — take to (something) like a duck to water to learn how to do something very quickly and to enjoy doing it. Sue just took to motherhood like a duck to water. He s taken to his new school like a duck to water … New idioms dictionary
take to like a duck to water — take to (something) like a duck to water to learn how to do something very quickly and to enjoy doing it. Sue just took to motherhood like a duck to water. He s taken to his new school like a duck to water … New idioms dictionary
take to something like a duck to water — If you take to something like a duck to water, you do it naturally and easily, without fear or hesitation. When Sophie first tried skiing, she took to it like a duck to water … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
like a duck to water — If someone has a natural talent for something and enjoys it, they take to it like a duck to water … The small dictionary of idiomes
(take to something) like a duck to water — (take to sth) like a ˌduck to ˈwater idiom (to become used to sth) very easily, without any problems or fears • She has taken to teaching like a duck to water. Main entry: ↑duckidiom … Useful english dictionary
like a duck to water — If someone has a natural talent for something and enjoys it, they take to it like a duck to water. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
