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In your element

Posted by ESC October 29, 2006In reply to In your element posted by Sue on October 29, 2006

Where does the phrase 'In oyur element' originate from and how has it got to mean what it does today

Element = the state or sphere natural or suited to a person or thing. At school she was in her element. (Merriam-Webster online) The natural element of a fish, for example, is water.