From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisha genius for (doing) somethinga genius for (doing) somethingGOOD ATspecial skill at doing something That woman has a genius for organization. Warhol’s genius for publicity → genius
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a genius for (doing) something• The Clinton staff developed a genius for tapping into the emotions and aspirations of a winning number of voters.• Jobs had a genius for building group identity.• Mat had a genius for sensitivity.• I recall one private who had a genius for drawing...• He has a genius for conducting but he doesn't enjoy doing it.• Mr Havel, who has a genius for pinpointing the absurd, smiled gently and sipped at some mineral water.• Woosnam has a genius for golf that Teravainen lacks, or at least has not yet developed.• Joan was discovered to have a genius for turning an ancient block of stone into a home. 