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like a duck takes to water

like a duck takes to water prepositional phrase: very naturally; without effort.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic, simile) Very naturally; without effort.
    • Near-synonyms: smoothly, gracefully
    • She started skating and learned quickly, like a duck takes to water.
    Antonyms:
    like a fish out of water

Synonyms of like a duck takes to water

Antonyms

  • like a fish out of water

Forms of like a duck takes to water

alternative formas a duck takes to water
alternative formlike a duck to water

Questions about like a duck takes to water

What does like a duck takes to water mean?
Like a duck takes to water means very naturally; without effort.
What part of speech is like a duck takes to water?
Like a duck takes to water is a prepositional phrase.

Words near like a duck takes to water in the dictionary

  1. like a dog with two dicks
  2. like a dog with two tails
  3. like a dose of salts
  4. like a dream
  5. like a drowned rat
  6. like a duck takes to water
  7. like a duck to water
  8. like a dying duck in a thunderstorm
  9. like a fart in church
  10. like a hawk
  11. like a headless chicken

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