"in one's element" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in one's element, {{en-PP}} in one's element
  1. In a situation which is entirely suitable, familiar, or enjoyable. Synonyms: at home Related terms: like a duck takes to water, up someone's alley Translations (in a suitable environment): տարերքի մեջ լինել (tarerkʻi meǰ linel) (Armenian), i sit es (Danish), í essinum (Faroese), omassa elementissään (Finnish), dans son élément (French), in seinem Element sein (German), elemében (Hungarian), í essinu sínu (Icelandic), w swoim żywiole (Polish), в свое́й стихии (v svojéj stixii) (Russian), как ры́ба в воде́ (kak rýba v vodé) (Russian), como pez en el agua (Spanish), como en casa (Spanish), en su elemento (Spanish), en su salsa (Spanish), vara i sitt esse (Swedish), wrth fodd (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-in_one's_element-en-prep_phrase-HauMTGba Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Polish links with redundant wikilinks

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          "word": "vara i sitt esse"
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