Tell me, do you know any idioms, slang or other expressions with the word "duck" - like "dead duck", "lame duck", "duck's back"???
2006-10-30 03:25:59 · 3 answers · asked by Zephyr_Seven 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
this is like water off a duck's back.
but you've got most of it there.
why are you asking this question????
God bless and thanks 4 the 2.
gabe
2006-10-30 03:29:54 · answer #1 · answered by gabegm1 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Duck Idioms
2016-11-12 08:49:18 · answer #2 · answered by pugliese 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A teddy boy hairstyle where hair met at the back of the head was known as a duck's ****, love a duck is a cockney expression, out for a duck comes from cricket. Duck or grouse is a sign on low overhead obstructions, and duck off is a sign of a poor ventriloquist.
2006-10-30 03:40:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Putting my ducks in a row
Like water off a duck's back
2006-10-30 03:37:45 · answer #4 · answered by borscht 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
like water off a duck's back
lame duck
ugly duckling
duck-walk
love a duck!
duck's guts - Aussie for the heart of the matter
ducks in a row
sitting duck
duck soup
take to something like a duck to water
to duck out
duck billed
rubber duck
2006-10-30 03:38:26 · answer #5 · answered by jess_offramp 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He's a lucky duck.
(He is really lucky, perhaps used to describe someone who always has things go his way, probably referring to a shooting gallery or a hunting range where a duck evades being shot.)
You're just ducky!
(You are darling, you are my favorite, you are awesome)
That's just ducky!
(That is awesome)
I believe the last 2 are more British-oriented, and you might hear older ladies in British plays or movies or TV shows saying them.
2006-10-30 04:19:58 · answer #6 · answered by Cookie777 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
COOL QUESTION!!! My boyfriend is duck, It is a term in poker when the person has two 2's in their hand. I call him luck duck, disco duck.Or when I'm mad at him I'll say F&*^ a duck! Great Question
2006-10-30 03:36:39 · answer #7 · answered by Hollygood 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get your ducks in a row.
Good weather for ducks (drizzly weather.)
2006-10-30 04:08:45 · answer #8 · answered by tigglys 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋