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Italian
Italianandare a nozze
Meaning: To be perfectly suited or to delight in something.
Literally: To go to a wedding
Example: “Con una cucina nuova, mia madre va a nozze.” — Give my mother a new kitchen and she's in her element.
English equivalent: In one's element
Equivalents in other languages
Spanish: como pez en el agua Literally: Like a fish in the water
English: in one's element
Origin: Literally "to go to a wedding," a feast and a celebration. The Hoepli dictionary notes the figurative uses: something that suits a person perfectly is for them un invito a nozze (an invitation to a wedding), and someone who va a nozze with a task does it with great pleasure, as if going to a party.
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