get the knack of

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.
See also: get, knack, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • knack
  • have (got) a knack for (something)
  • (you) coulda fooled me
  • stand the pace
  • stay the pace
  • (you) could have fooled me
  • bear a resemblance to
  • bear a resemblance to (someone or something)
  • be (really) something
  • turn the tables on (one)
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The contrast between her modern demeanor and speech and the more archaic ones of Faerie is amusing and not overdone; the reader gets the impression that she will never quite get the knack of being a Faerie Princess.
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"The sooner you get the knack of it, the sooner you benefit."
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