Fixed expressions
Idioms
English fixed expressions — phrases whose meaning isn't obvious from the individual words. Each entry shows the meaning, an example sentence, and its register.
Idioms containing duck, including its inflections. Clear word filter
3 idioms
water off a duck's back
CEFR B2criticism that has no effect on someone
Informal
get your ducks in a row
CEFR C1to organize things carefully before acting
Informal
rubber duck debugging
CEFR C1to debug or solve a problem by explaining it line by line, out loud, to an inanimate object such as a rubber duck
Informal