How to Pronounce "like a duck takes to water"
expression
LYKE uh DUHK TAKES tuh WAW-ter
LYKE uh DUHK TAKES too WAW-tuh
Definition
If someone does something like a duck takes to water, they do it very easily and naturally, as if it comes without effort.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɫaɪk/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈdək/ /ˈteɪks/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈwɔtɝ
British English
lˈaɪk/ /æɪ/ /dˈʌk/ /tˈeɪks/ /tˈuː/ /wˈɔːtɐ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
LYKE uh DUHK TAKES tuh WAW-ter
UK
LYKE uh DUHK TAKES too WAW-tuh
Listen in Context
She started swimming lessons and took to it like a duck takes to water.
When he learned to play the piano, it came like a duck takes to water to him.
The new student fit in like a duck takes to water at her new school.
He picked up coding like a duck takes to water, within just a few weeks.