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play ducks and drakes with
play ducks and drakes with
To squander (something). "Ducks and drakes" is a game played by skipping a stone across the surface of water. Don't play ducks and drakes with this internship—it's a great opportunity, even if it doesn't pay!
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Daveth | | - | Cornish |
| Sasho | | - | Macedonian, Bulgarian |
| Kaiser | | - | Various |
| Alphonso | | al-FAHN-zo | English |
| Cintia | | THEEN-tyah (Spanish), SEEN-tyah (Latin American Spanish) | Spanish, Hungarian |
| Maqsud | | - | Arabic, Urdu |