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- be water off a duck's back
be water off a duck's back
be (like) water off a duck's back
if criticism is water off a duck's back to someone, it has no effect on them at all (often + to ) He's always being told he's lazy and incompetent, but it's just water off a duck's back to him.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Timotha | | TIM-ə-thə | English (Rare) |
| BĚLa | | - | Czech |
| Clover | | KLO-vər | English (Rare) |
| Tendai | | - | Southern African, Shona |
| Katriona | | kə-TREE-nə, kat-ree-O-nə | English (Rare) |
| Solomon | | SAHL-ə-mən (English) | Biblical, English, Jewish |