as a duck takes to water vs facile

as a duck takes to water

facile

adj
  • Easy, now especially in a disparaging sense; contemptibly easy. 

  • Lazy, simplistic (especially of explanations, discussions etc.). 

  • Effortless, fluent (of work, abilities etc.). 

  • Of a reaction or other process, taking place readily. 

How often have the words as a duck takes to water and facile occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )