get the knack of

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get the knack of

To learn how to do something competently or well after a certain period of practice or development. Wow, you're really getting the knack of playing piano! I've been seeing a tutor to help me with my math homework, and I think I'm starting to get the knack of it.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Robert	RAH-bərt (English), ro-BER (French), RO-bert (German), RO-bərt (Dutch), RAW-bert (Polish), RO-byert (Russian), RO-beert (Russian)	English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Russian, Slovene,
'Ester	-	Biblical Hebrew
Elvar	-	Icelandic
Young-Sook	yung-sook	Korean
Bet	BET (Limburgish)	Frisian, Limburgish
Haru	hah-ṙoo	Japanese