have a way with

have a way with

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have a way with (third-person singular simple present has a way with, present participle having a way with, simple past and past participle had a way with)

1. (idiomatic, informal) To be skilled, adept, or graceful with or at (something).

   She has a way with animals, and they seem instinctively to trust her.

   to have a way with words

   • 2011, George R. R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire), Random House Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 303:

     […] The slinger can put a stone through a gnat's eye at forty paces, and the ugly one has a way with horses, but if my queen says that they must die. . .”

Translations

be skilled

Chinese: Mandarin: 對…… 頗有一手／对…… 颇有一手 (duì... pō yǒuyīshǒu) Finnish: olla taitava jossakin French: savoir y faire (fr) Polish: być za pan brat (pl) impf Portuguese: please add this translation if you can

See also

• have one's way with