knack English

Meaning knack meaning

What does knack mean?

knack

— noun (= bent, hang) a special way of doing something he had a bent for it he had a special knack for getting into trouble he couldn't get the hang of it

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knack English » English

skill

aptitude

ability

trick

talent

hang

faculty

craft

secret

mastery

flair

experience

dexterity

technique

slickness

proficiency

masterliness

know-how

key

hand

grip

forte

capacity

bent

adeptness

workmanship

way

vivacity

vein

tune

trend

tone

time

taunt

sufficiency

style

stunt

strain

state of health

spur of the moment

special skill

smartness

school psychologist

savoir-faire

ruse

ropes

rhythm

realization

realisation

quickness

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Simple sentences

I am not an artist. I never had the knack for it.

I still can't get the knack of English pronunciation.

Tom has the knack of making people cry.

Meg has a knack for languages.

She has a real knack for getting people to do what she wants.

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You've got a knack of spotting form, I'll give you that.

But then I think he has the knack of wearing clothes.

You sure have a knack of makin' a stranger feel right at home, ma'am.

Just think what heights I may climb to, once I get the knack.

You know you Aunt Matha's knack fo mixing things.

You'll get the knack of it.

Goodness. I wonder if I'll ever get the knack of it.

He always had a knack for living in out-of-way places. places hard to find.

I have a knack that way.

Just a small knack, like juggling three oranges.

I see you have a knack for reading people's minds.

Is not one dog here would not give left hind leg for such a knick-knack.

This trick required no help, but I hadn't yet acquired the knack.

It's a pity you ain't got the knack your ma had.

And I have the knack of it, as you have yours for your trade. by inheritance.

If you think I'm going to stand over a hot stove and cook for every knick-knack, you're crazy.

What's a knick-knack?

You know your Aunt Martha's knack for mixing things.

You just haven't got the knack of it!

Pardon me, Mr. Hawkley, but one must have a knack for these things.

It's just a knack, like juggling three oranges.

As hard a puncher as they come, a clever boxer, he's been plagued by a weak chin and the unlucky knack of being at his worst for the big ones.

Confidential, there's not one dog here who would not give left hind leg for such a knick-knack.

It's possible. After all, maybe it isn't only coffee pots I've lost the knack for finding.

Wow, you really have a knack for being there.

Frankly you just don't seem to have the knack for it.

I've lost the knack.

I'm getting the knack of it.

Damn, Three Hairs! The fellow really has a knack.

I wonder if I'll ever get the knack of it.

Honey, you sure got a knack.

After all, maybe it isn't only coffee pots I've lost the knack for finding.

It's a pity you ain't got the knack your ma had Lord rest her soul.

He seems to have a knack of getting himself into trouble.

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After all, as Joseph Schumpeter famously observed, market-based systems have long had an uncanny knack for self-healing.