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off a ducks back

off a duck's back

See: LIKE WATER OFF A DUCK'S BACK

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like water off a ducks back

[like water off a 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./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

back

[back] See: [BACK OF] or [IN BACK OF], [BEHIND ONE'S BACK], [BRUSH BACK], [COME BACK], [CUT BACK], [DOUBLE BACK], [DRAW BACK], [DROP BACK]. [EYES IN THE BACK OF ONE'S HEAD], […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

duck

[duck] See: [DEAD DUCK], [KNEE HIGH TO A GRASSHOPPER] or [KNEE HIGH TO A DUCK], [LAME DUCK], [LIKE WATER OFF A DUCK'S BACK]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

water

[water] See: [BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER], [COME HELL OR HIGH WATER], [DEEP WATER], [FISH OUT OF WATER], [GO THROUGH HELL AND HIGH WATER], [HEAD ABOVE WATER], [HOLD WATER], [HELL […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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