How to Pronounce "like a duck to water"
expression
LYKE-uh-DUHK-tuh-WAW-ter
LYKE-uh-DUK-tuh-WAW-tuh
Definition
If someone takes to something 'like a duck to water', it means they do it naturally and easily, as if they were born to it.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɫaɪk/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈdək/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈwɔtɝ
British English
lˈaɪk/ /æɪ/ /dˈʌk/ /tˈuː/ /wˈɔːtɐ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
LYKE-uh-DUHK-tuh-WAW-ter
UK
LYKE-uh-DUK-tuh-WAW-tuh
Listen in Context
He started playing guitar and took to it like a duck to water.
Sarah learned to swim like a duck to water.
The new student fit in like a duck to water.
Once she got her first camera, she started taking photos like a duck to water.