take to something like a duck to water

English

Alternative forms
  • take to something like a duck takes to water
  • take to something as a duck takes to water

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Verb

take to something like a duck to water (third-person singular simple present takes to something like a duck to water, present participle taking to something like a duck to water, simple past took to something like a duck to water, past participle taken to something like a duck to water)

  1. (idiomatic) To adapt to something naturally and effortlessly.
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