What is second nature?

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Noun
  1. (idiomatic) A mindset, skill, or type of behavior so ingrained through habit or practice that it seems natural, automatic, or without a basis in conscious thought.
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Of course I am going to put my seatbelt on when I drive, it is second nature, but I unclip it to reverse up my tricky driveway.
The inescapable conclusion was that, by the time the better players graduated to senior level, it would all be second nature to them.
By introducing new more healthy ways of eating while her children are still young, she hopes it will become second nature to them.
And having achieved his narrow victory, the famous flip-flop on fundamental issues was second nature to him.
We become just or temperate by acting justly or temperately and the practice of these actions makes them second nature to us.
Make it second nature for someone who is overweight to blame the restaurant that served him fries.

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