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(as if) to the manner bornNaturally at ease in a specified job or situation: General Marshall managed in mufti to wear the three-piece suit as if to the classy manner born...- She breezes through Previn's challenging music as if to the manner born, combining a crystal clear upper register with a wealth of darker, more sensuous colours.
- Highly respected for her mastery of the French repertoire, she launched into Wagner as if to the manner born, diction and dynamics perfect and every note impeccably placed.
- Although Ashish bowled as if to the manner born, for Diwan Singh, his son's journey from a local school ground to superstardom in Durban seems surreal.
With allusion to Shakespeare's Hamlet i. iv. 17 See parent entry: manner |