in one's element

in one's element

English

Prepositional phrase

in one's element

1. In a situation which is entirely suitable, familiar, or enjoyable.

   You can tell he's completely in his element when he's talking about fossils.

Synonyms

• (in a suitable environment): at home

Antonyms

• (in a suitable environment): out of one's element

Translations

in a suitable environment

Danish: i sit es Faroese: í essinum Finnish: omassa elementissään French: dans son élément German: in seinem Element sein Hungarian: elemében Icelandic: í essinu sínu Polish: w swoim żywiole Russian: в свое́й стихии (v svojéj stixii), как ры́ба в воде́ (ru) (kak rýba v vodé) Spanish: como pez en el agua (es), como en casa, en su elemento, en su salsa Swedish: vara i sitt esse (sv)

See also

• up someone's alley