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get the knack
verb
To develop proficiency in an area that requires an acquired skill.
Exact(39)
"Get the Knack" seemed to signal the arrival of a major new talent.
But the Coca-Cola Company can't get the knack of tucking prizes into its product.
But it has taken a while for them to get the knack of running it.
Some actors never get the knack; Johansson is an expert, schooled by her experience on films like "Vicky Cristina Barcelona".
Get The Knack took 11 days and cost $18,000 to record, but its success became something of a curse.
"Get the Knack," released in June 1979, became an instant smash, going gold in two weeks and platinum in a month.
Similar(21)
Never got the knack.
He's got the knack.
It took several tries before we got the knack.
Like the majority of subway riders, I finally got the knack of the swipe.
I finally got the knack of it, but couldn't help contrasting it with the X6.
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