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be second nature

be automatic through practice

If something is second nature, you can do it easily and automatically because you have practised it a lot.

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expression

Hear it in real life

Do you still think about changing gears?

No, it's second nature now.

Play the conversation

After a few months, checking the mirrors became second nature.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: Driving on the left became a second nature.

Say: Driving on the left became second nature.

This expression normally has no article before “second nature.”

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

be second nature; become second nature; be second nature to someone

Your turn: say it out loud

After a few months, checking the mirrors became second nature.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

be second nature

be automatic through practice

“After a few months, checking the mirrors became second nature.”

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