单词 | in one's element |
释义 | in one's elementSEE SYNONYMS FOR in one's element ON THESAURUS.COM In an environment naturally suited to or associated with one; doing what one enjoys. For example, He's in his element when he's doing woodworking. This term alludes to one's natural abode, as does the antonym, out of one's element (used by Daniel Defoe in Robinson Crusoe, 1719: “When they came to make boards ... they were quite out of their element”). [Late 1500s] Also see in one's glory. Words nearby in one's elementin one's, in one's behalf, in one's blood, in one's book, in one's cups, in one's element, in one's eyes, in one's favor, in one's glory, in one's hands, in one's heart of hearts The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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