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have a knack for something
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to have a natural skill for doing something
Followed by a noun or -ing: 'a knack for cooking'. British English also says 'a knack of doing something'.
In context
My little brother has a real knack for languages.
She has a knack for explaining difficult ideas simply.
More idioms about study
- a bookworma person who loves reading and reads a lot
- a bright sparksaid ironically about someone whose clever idea was actually silly
- a closed booka subject that you do not understand or know anything about
- a crash coursea short course that teaches a lot in a very short time
- a dab hand at somethingvery good at a particular skill or activity