Take to sth

[nyggus]

In an English-Polish dictionary of idioms I found one the meanings of "take to sth" as "to start to do sth" (e.g., a job) (not habitually, just to start doing sth). In English dictionaries, however, I haven't found this meaning (or maybe in one or two of them, though it wasn't so clear). May it be used in such a sense?

Thanks,
Nyggus

[svartnik]

Originally Posted by nyggus

In an English-Polish dictionary of idioms I found one the meanings of "take to sth" as "to start to do sth" (e.g., a job) (not habitually, just to start doing sth). In English dictionaries, however, I haven't found this meaning (or maybe in one or two of them, though it wasn't so clear). May it be used in such a sense?

Thanks,
Nyggus

To take to someting like duck to water= become familiar with it.

[nyggus]

Originally Posted by svartnik

To take to someting like duck to water= become familiar with it.

"Take to sth" has several various meanings, but I was asking about the particular meaning -- let me recall: "to start to do sth" (e.g., a job) (not habitually, just to start doing sth). May this phrase have such a meaning?

Nyggus

[Tdol]

I'd use it with the habitual sense of starting:
After his wife died, he took to drink.
I wouldn't say 'he took to work at 9am today'.