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duc Idiom, Proverb
a sitting duck
dead duck
duck soup
ducks in order
just ducky
lame duck
like water off a duck
plug the product
reduce to tears
sitting duck
ugly duckling
acey-ducey
duck
2. a homosexual, male or female:"My friend dosen't like Steve because he's a duck"
duckets
ducketts
duckies
2. priorities:"I finally got my duckies in a row"
fuck a duck
mud duck
deduce from
We can deduce the development of a culture from archaeological remains．我们可以根据古迹推断出一种文化的发展。
lovely weather for ducks
Idiom(s): lovely weather for ducksTheme: WEATHER
rainy weather.
• BOB: Not very nice out today, is it? BILL: It's lovely weather for ducks.
• I don't like this weather, but it's lovely weather for ducks.
like water off a duck's back
Idiom(s): like water off a duck's backTheme: EASY
easily; without any apparent effect.
• Insults rolled off John like water off a duck's back.
• The bullets had no effect on the steel door. They fell away like water off a duck's back.
like a sitting duck
Idiom(s): like a sitting duck AND like sitting ducksTheme: OBVIOUSNESS
unguarded; unsuspecting and unaware.
• He was waiting there like a sitting duck—a perfect target for a mugger.
• The soldiers were standing at the top of the hill like sitting ducks. It's a wonder they weren't all killed.
get one's ducks in a row
Idiom(s): get one's ducks in a rowTheme: ARRANGEMENT
to get something into order or into line; to put one's affairs in order; to get things ready. (Also with have.)
• Jane is organized. She really has all her ducks in a row.
• You can't hope to go into a company and sell something until you get your ducks in a row.
• As soon as you people get your ducks in a row, we'll leave.
easy as duck soup
Idiom(s): (as) easy as duck soupTheme: EASY
very easy; requiring no effort. (Informal. When a duck is cooked, it releases a lot of fat and juices, making a "soup" without effort.)
• Finding your way to the shopping center is easy as duck soup.
• Getting Bob to eat fried chicken is as easy as duck soup.
duck and cover
Idiom(s): duck and coverTheme: AVOIDANCE
to dodge something, such as an issue or a difficult question, and attempt to shield oneself against similar issues or questions. (Also literal, referring to ducking down and taking cover to protect oneself. Fixed order.)
• The candidate's first reaction to the question was to duck and cover.
• The debaters were ducking and covering throughout the evening.
as a duck takes to water
Idiom(s): as a duck takes to waterTheme: EASY
easily and naturally. (Informal.)
• She took to singing just as a duck takes to water.
• The baby adapted to bottle-feeding as a duck takes to water.
like sitting ducks
Idiom(s): like a sitting duck AND like sitting ducksTheme: OBVIOUSNESS
unguarded; unsuspecting and unaware.
• He was waiting there like a sitting duck—a perfect target for a mugger.
• The soldiers were standing at the top of the hill like sitting ducks. It's a wonder they weren't all killed.
Break your duck
(UK) If you break your duck, you do something for the first time.Duck to water
If you take to something like a duck to water, you find when you start that you have a natural affinity for it.Ducks in a row
(USA) If you have your ducks in a row, you are well-organized.Get your ducks in a row
If you get your ducks in a row, you organise yourself and your life.Like a duck to water
If someone has a natural talent for something and enjoys it, they take to it like a duck to water.Lord love a duck
An exclamation used when nothing else will fit. Often fitting when one is stunned or dismayed.Need no introduction
Someone who is very famous and known to everyone needs no introduction.Reduce to ashes
If something is reduced to ashes, it is destroyed or made useless. His infidelities reduced their relationship to ashes.Water off a duck's back
If criticism or something similar is like water off a duck's back to somebody, they aren't affected by it in the slightest.dead duck|dead|duck
n., slang A person or thing in a hopeless situation or condition; one to whom something bad is sure to happen. When the pianist broke her arm, she was a dead duck.duck out|duck
v. phr. To avoid; escape from something by skillful maneuvering. Somehow or other Jack always manages to duck out of any hard work.duck soup|duck|soup
n., slang 1. A task easily accomplished or one that does not require much effort. That history test was duck soup. 2. A person who offers no resistance; a pushover. How's the new history teacher?
He's duck soup.get one's ducks in a row|duck|ducks|get|row
v. phr., informal To get everything ready. The scoutmaster told the boys to get their ducks in a row before they went to camp. Mr. Brown got his ducks in a row for his trip.Compare: LINE UP.
higher education|education|higher
n. Schooling after graduation from high school, especially in a college or university. Tom plans to get his higher education at the state university.knee-high to a grasshopper|duck|grasshopper|knee|k
adj. phr., informal As tall as a very small child; very young. Charles started reading when he was knee-high to a grasshopper. I've known Mary ever since she was knee-high to a duck.lame duck|duck|lame
n., informal An elected public official who has been either defeated in a new election or whose term cannot be renewed, but who has a short period of time left in office during which he can still perform certain duties, though with somewhat diminished powers. In the last year of their second terms, American presidents are lame ducks.like water off a duck's back|back|duck|duck's back
adv. phr., informal Without changing your feelings or opinion; without effect. Advice and correction roll off him like water off a duck's back. Many people showed him they didn't like what he was doing, but their disapproval passed off him like water off a duck's back.ugly duckling|duckling|ugly
n. An ugly or plain child who grows up to be pretty and attractive. Mary was the ugly duckling in her family, until she grew up.duck out
duck outLeave hurriedly or secretly; evade responsibility. For example, If I can I'll duck out of the office early, or He simply ducked out on his entire family. This slangy expression originated in the late 1800s simply as duck, out being added about 1930.
ducks and drakes
ducks and drakesmake ducks and drakes of
to deal with recklessly or squander
also play ducks and drakes with
educated guess, an
educated guess, anA speculation based on past experience or knowledge, as in I'm not sure how much meat we need to feed twelve, but I'll make an educated guess and say six pounds. [Mid-1900s]
production
productionmake a production (out) of
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Informal to dwell on, fuss over, elaborate, etc. needlessly and annoyingly
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