"comme un poisson dans l'eau" meaning in French

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Prepositional phrase

IPA: /kɔ.m‿œ̃ pwa.sɔ̃ dɑ̃ l‿o/ Forms: comme un poisson dans l’ eau [canonical]
Etymology: Literally, “like a fish in water”. Cognate with Occitan coma un peis dins l'aiga. Compare also the antonymous English idiom like a fish out of water. Etymology templates: {{m-g|like a fish in water}} “like a fish in water”, {{lit|like a fish in water}} Literally, “like a fish in water”, {{cog|oc|coma un peis dins l'aiga}} Occitan coma un peis dins l'aiga Head templates: {{fr-prep phrase}} comme un poisson dans l’eau
  1. (simile) like a duck takes to water, in one's element Synonyms: dans son élément Related terms: heureux comme un poisson dans l’eau
    Sense id: en-comme_un_poisson_dans_l'eau-fr-prep_phrase-ZAH-4tDk Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French similes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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