like a duck takes to water

like a duck takes to water

English

Alternative forms

• as a duck takes to water
• like a duck to water

Note: These are full verb forms.

• take to something like a duck to water
• take to something like a duck takes to water
• take to something as a duck takes to water

Prepositional phrase

like a duck takes to water

1. (simile, idiomatic) Very naturally; without effort.

   She started skating and learned quickly, like a duck takes to water.

Synonyms

• like a knife through butter

Translations

Very naturally

French: comme un poisson dans l'eau (fr) Hungarian: könnyedén (hu), gyorsan (hu), természetesen (hu) Japanese: 水を得た魚 (mizu o eta uo)

Russian: (like a fish in the water) как ры́ба в воде́ (ru) (kak rýba v vodé) Spanish: como pez en el agua (es) Yiddish: ווי אַ פֿיש אין וואַסער‎ (vi a fish in vaser)

See also

• like water off a duck's back