Idiom
second nature
Meaning
A mindset, skill, or type of behavior so ingrained through habit or practice that it seems natural, automatic, or without a basis in conscious thought.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Driving is second nature to her now.”
“After ten years in the kitchen, chopping vegetables quickly became second nature.”
“Having lived in four countries by the age of thirty, adapting to unfamiliar customs had become second nature to him.”
Examples
simple
“Driving is second nature to her now.”
contextual
“After ten years in the kitchen, chopping vegetables quickly became second nature.”
complex
“Having lived in four countries by the age of thirty, adapting to unfamiliar customs had become second nature to him.”
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