take to like a duck to water



take to something like a duck to water

to learn how to do something very quickly and to enjoy doing it Sue just took to motherhood like a duck to water. He's taken to his new school like a duck to water.
See If it looks like a duck and walks etc. like a duck, it is a duck
See also: duck, like, take, water

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Hemingr-Ancient Scandinavian
Miroslavmee-rah-SLAHF (Russian)Czech, Slovak, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Medieval Slavic
ÖDi-Hungarian
LennonLEN-ənScottish, English (Rare)
FebeFE-be (Italian)Dutch, Spanish, Italian
Nor (1)-Malay