I am looking for a better expression or idiom that can serve as an analogy to 'I love learning' in this sentence:
The literal translation would be: I love learning. I absorb new information as a sponge absorbs water.
And … I have never heard nor read such analogy in english so while it sounds understandable, I'm afraid it looks like something that screams I'm not a native english speaker because a native speaker would say something completely different and more typical. But I may be wrong.
Is there a better sounding analogy in english or possibly an idiom?
Best Answer
Having a mind like a sponge is a common use idiom in English but it has a slight connotation that someone is capable of absorbing large amounts of information. This wouldn't be out of place in your use but, if you want a phrase that more generally means someone who loves to learn, you could say something like:
Or, a more natural way of writing what you said in your translation would be:
This implies that you love to learn and you do with ease.
The "absorbs water" at the end is actually implied, so it's unnecessary, particularly as sponges absorb lots of different things, not just water.