knack

[US]/næk/
[UK]/næk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a special skill or talent; ability to do something easily and well

Phrases & Collocations

knack of

knack for cooking

natural knack

special knack

Example Sentences

There is a knack in it.

a knack for teaching;

she got the knack of it in the end.

There is a knack in tying ropes together.

he had the happy knack of making people like him.

the band have a knack of warping classic soul songs.

He has a knack of saying funny things.

He has a knack of doing stupid things.

She has a knack of making friends.

Making omelets isn’t difficult, but there’s a knack to it.

the insurance market has an unhappy knack of slipping on banana skins.

An eclectic variety of antiques and knick knacks fill the curiosity shop Salmagundi West.

Some of the animals had noticed that the van which took Boxer away was marked "Horse Slaughterer," and had actually jumped to the conclusion that Boxer was being sent to the knacker's.

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