English Idiom: Take to (something) like a duck to water
If you take to something like a duck to water, you discover that you have a natural ability or aptitude for that thing.
For example, quite often, when people go to university in North America, they are exposed to many different areas of study.
In their first year, they are required to study basic economics, biology, literature, history etc.
Quite often, they discover that they enjoy and are good at a specific topic. In other words, they take to it like a duck to water.
This discovery of a previously unknown natural ability may cause them to change their subject of study.
Initially, I had intended to be involved in business between Canada and Germany, which is why I studied business and the German language at university.
I started teaching English just as a way to earn some money, but then took to teaching English like a duck to water, went back to university, achieved a master’s degrees in teaching English as a foreign/second language (TEFL/SL) and have been teaching English for 20 years.
When you try new things, you never know what you will discover about yourself.
You may take to something new like a duck to water.