english
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Phrase(s): have a way with someone or something to have a special and effective way of dealing with someone or something. • She has a way with Jeff. She can get him to do anything. • Sarah has a way with flowers. She can arrange them beautifully.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Have success in dealing with, as in She has a way with young children. [c. 1700]
American Heritage Idioms