in one's element

prepositional phrase

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

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

Similar
at home
Opposite
out of one's element
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Meanings

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

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

    1 more example

    And finally it's time, and he's out there, under the spot, in his element. The first piece of the night is Shostakovich. Its first movement is a sedate, haunting, almost melodramatic nocturne, but before too long the concerto changes gear and becomes energetic, discordant, feral.

    2019 April 10, qntm, “CASE HATE RED”, in There Is No Antimemetics Division, →ISBN, page 137

    Synonyms: at home · Antonyms: out of one's element

Synonyms & antonyms

prepositional phraseIn a situation which is entirely suitable, familiar, or enjoyable.

Similar
at home
Opposite
out of one's element

Translations

Danish i sit es
  • i sit esin a suitable environment
Finnish omassa elementissään
  • omassa elementissäänin a suitable environment
French dans son élément
  • dans son élémentin a suitable environment
German in seinem Element sein
  • in seinem Element seinin a suitable environment
Hungarian elemében
  • elemébenin a suitable environment
Icelandic í essinu sínu
  • í essinu sínuin a suitable environment
Polish w swoim żywiole
  • w swoim żywiolein a suitable environment
Russian в свое́й стихии, как ры́ба в воде́
  • в свое́й стихии (v svojéj stixii)in a suitable environment
  • как ры́ба в воде́ (kak rýba v vodé)in a suitable environment
Spanish como pez en el agua, como en casa
  • como pez en el aguain a suitable environment
  • como en casain a suitable environment
  • en su elementoin a suitable environment
  • en su salsain a suitable environment
Swedish vara i sitt esse
  • vara i sitt essein a suitable environment
Vietnamese như cá gặp nước
  • như cá gặp nướcin a suitable environment
Welsh wrth fodd
  • wrth foddin a suitable environment
Cite this entry
APA

in one's element. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20one's%20element

MLA

“in one's element.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20one's%20element. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in one's element,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20one's%20element.

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