VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

Like riding a bicycle

Meaning:

  • Something that is easy to do after a long period of not doing it, often due to muscle memory or learned skills.
  • Something you never forget how to do

Examples:

  • After years of not playing, I picked up the piano again like riding a bicycle.
  • I hadn't driven in years, but it was like riding a bicycle. I was back in no time.
  • I studied Spanish in high school, and now that I'm back in Mexico, it's like riding a bicycle. I'm remembering everything.
  • Even though technology has changed so much, using a computer is still like riding a bicycle for me.
  • I haven't made my grandmother's lasagna in years, but it was like riding a bicycle. I remembered every step.
  • I haven't done algebra in decades, but solving this problem was like riding a bicycle. It came back to me.
  • I haven't been on a skateboard in years, but it was like riding a bicycle. I was back in no time.
  • I haven't played the guitar in years, but it was like riding a bicycle. I remembered how to play.
  • Once you learn a new skill, it's like riding a bicycle. You never forget it.
  • I haven't spoken French in years, but it was like riding a bicycle. I remembered most of what I learned.
  • I haven't ridden a horse in years, but it was like riding a bicycle. I was back in the saddle in no time.
  • I haven't used a typewriter in years, but it was like riding a bicycle. I remembered how to type.
  • I haven't played this video game in years, but it was like riding a bicycle. I remembered how to play.
  • I haven't juggled in years, but it was like riding a bicycle. I remembered how to keep the balls in the air.
  • I haven't done this puzzle in years, but it was like riding a bicycle. I remembered how to solve it.
  • I haven't typed on a keyboard in years, but it was like riding a bicycle. I remembered how to hunt and peck.
  • I haven't done a cartwheel in years, but it was like riding a bicycle. I remembered how to do it.
  • I haven't done a handstand in years, but it was like riding a bicycle. I remembered how to balance.
  • I haven't played this board game in years, but it was like riding a bicycle. I remembered the rules.
  • I haven't done this magic trick in years, but it was like riding a bicycle. I remembered how to do it.
  • Like riding a bicycle, Rita knew how to hit her marks, find her light, sell the drama.
  • Forgery's like riding a bicycle, you never forget how.
  • Flying a plane is like riding a bicycle.
  • Saving the world is like riding a bicycle.
  • Just like riding a bicycle, huh?
  • The leading participants in the WSF are aware that riding the WSF is like riding a bicycle - keep going forward or fall off.