"like riding a bike" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-like riding a bike.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} like riding a bike, {{en-PP}} like riding a bike
  1. (simile) Said of skill that, once learned, is never forgotten. Synonyms: like riding a bicycle Related terms: muscle memory Translations (once learned, never forgotten): kuin polkupyörällä ajaminen (Finnish), c’est comme le vélo (French), ça s’oublie pas (French), мастерство не пропьёшь (Russian)
    Sense id: en-like_riding_a_bike-en-prep_phrase-40Jlx09E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes

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      "word": "kuin polkupyörällä ajaminen"
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