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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

like a duck takes to water en · ADP

Pronunciation

Meanings

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

Forms

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Antonyms

like a fish out of water

Relateds

like water off a duck's back

Synonyms

easily · gracefully · smoothly · like a knife through butter · effortlessly

Translations (17)

hu könnyedén (very naturally) · nl als een vis in het water (very naturally) · fr comme un poisson dans l'eau (very naturally) · es como pez en el agua (very naturally) · bg като риба във вода (very naturally) · hu gyorsan (very naturally) · ja 水を得た魚 (very naturally) · ru как ры́ба в воде́ (very naturally) · sl kot riba v vodi (very naturally) · hu természetesen (very naturally) · fi kuin kala vedessä (very naturally) · pl jak ryba w wodzie (very naturally) · lv kā zivs ūdenī (very naturally) · yi ווי אַ פֿיש אין וואַסער (very naturally) · de wie ein Fisch im Wasser (very naturally) · cmn 輕而易舉 /轻而易举 (very naturally) · ca com peix a l'aigua (very naturally)