Meaning of like water off a duck's back | Babel Free
Definitions
Without immediate or lasting effects.
colloquial, idiomatic
Equivalents
Русский
как с гу́ся вода́
Svenska
som vatten på en gås
Examples
“"She combs me down with her tongue sometimes though, but that just slips off me like water off a duck's back."”
“Scandal after scandal would break, but it would be like water off a duck's back; no heads rolled, and no one seemed particularly perturbed.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.