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Meaning of quack like a duck | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To appear to be exactly what one is.

Examples

“If it quacks like a duck, it's a duck.”
“If you quack like a duck, then you must be a duck. If you are functioning like a local body, then you must be one.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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