(take to something) like a duck to water

(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.

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  • 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 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

  • take to something like a duck to water — take to something very readily. → duck …   English new terms dictionary

  • take to something like a duck to water — 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 …   English 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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 …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • 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 …   The small dictionary of idiomes

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