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second nature
USUK
something you have done so often that you now do it easily, without thinking
Usually 'become second nature' or 'be second nature to someone'. Good for talking about habits and skills.
In context
At first I translated every sentence, but now speaking English has become second nature.
After years in the kitchen, chopping vegetables quickly is second nature to him.
More idioms about study
- a steep learning curvea situation where you must learn a lot of new things very quickly
- get the hang ofto learn how to do something, especially after some practice
- get your head aroundto manage to understand something that is complicated or surprising
- hit the booksto start studying hard, especially before an exam
- it's not rocket scienceused to say that something is not difficult to understand or do