"feel in one's water" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: feels in one's water [present, singular, third-person], feeling in one's water [participle, present], felt in one's water [participle, past], felt in one's water [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|feel<,,felt> in one's water}} feel in one's water (third-person singular simple present feels in one's water, present participle feeling in one's water, simple past and past participle felt in one's water)
  1. To feel or know (something) intuitively and with a sense of certainty. Synonyms: feel in one's bones, feel in one's waters
    Sense id: en-feel_in_one's_water-en-verb-0O8xbjV9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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