C1idiominformalnatureIELTS-friendly
like a duck to water
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very naturally and easily, as if you were born to do it
Almost always 'take to something like a duck to water'. Vietnamese uses a fish: 'như cá gặp nước'.
In context
My daughter took to swimming like a duck to water.
He'd never worked in sales, but he took to it like a duck to water.
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