KNACK


Meaning of KNACK in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ real

▪ amazing , incredible , uncanny

▪ happy , unfortunate (both BrE )

He had the unfortunate ~ of making enemies in the party.

VERB + KNACK

▪ have

▪ demonstrate , display , show

▪ acquire , develop , get

Once you get the ~, it's easy.

▪ lose

I don't cook much these days and I think I may have lost the ~.

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ for

a woman with a real ~ for handling horses

▪ ~ of

He has the ~ of scoring just when it's most needed.

▪ ~ to

Making omelettes isn't difficult, but there's a ~ to it.

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .