in one's element

English

Prepositional phrase

in one's element

1. In a situation which is entirely suitable, familiar, or enjoyable.

   Synonym: at home

   Antonym: out of one's element

   You can tell he's completely in his element when he's talking about fossils.

Translations

in a suitable environment

• Armenian: տարերքի մեջ լինել (tarerkʻi meǰ linel)
• Danish: i sit es
• Faroese: í essinum
• Finnish: omassa elementissään
• French: dans son élément
• German: in seinem Element sein
• Hungarian: elemében
• Icelandic: í essinu sínu
• Polish: w swoim żywiole
• Russian: в свое́й стихии (v svojéj stixii), как ры́ба в воде́ (ru) (kak rýba v vodé)
• Spanish: como pez en el agua (es), como en casa, en su elemento, en su salsa
• Swedish: vara i sitt esse (sv)
• Welsh: wrth fodd

See also

• like a duck takes to water
• up someone's alley
• out of one's depth