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like a duck takes to waterVery naturally; without effort.Rate it:

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like a duck to waterAlternative form of like a duck takes to waterRate it:

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like a fish out of watercompletely out of the comfort zone.Rate it:

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like water off a duck's backWithout immediate or lasting effects.Rate it:

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make wayTo progress through the water .Rate it:

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Make Your Mouth WaterTo be intimidated by something in such a way that you feel inclined towards it and desperately desire of eating or drinking by feeling pleasureRate it:

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Mexican breakfastA breakfast consisting of a cigarette and a glass of water, supposedly because that is all Mexicans can afford.Rate it:

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muddy upTo make muddy; to make clear water into muddy water.Rate it:

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nager entre deux eaux(lit.) To swim under water; (fig.) To run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.Rate it:

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Nantucket sleigh rideAn obsolete and dangerous method of whale hunting in which a small boat manned by rowers and a harpooner, or a series of small boats tied together, would be attached to a whale by means of a harpoon and would then be towed by the creature at high speed across the water's surface, until the whale eventually became exhausted.Rate it:

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navem retro inhibere (Att. 13. 21)to back water.Rate it:

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oil and waterTwo things which are incapable of mixing or coexisting harmoniously with each other.Rate it:

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on ne saurait faire boire un âne s'il n'a soifOne man can take a horse to the water, but twenty cannot make him drink.Rate it:

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pan outBy swirling dirt or crushed rock in a pan of water, in the manner of a traditional prospector seeking gold.Rate it:

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paperA sheet material used for writing on or printing on , usually made by draining cellulose fibres from a suspension in water.Rate it:

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pendant l'inondation le toit de cette maison était à fleur d'eauDuring the flood the top of that house was on a level with the water.Rate it:

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pour cold water onTo belittle or dismiss; to cast doubt upon; to debunk.Rate it:

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prendre l'eauto take in waterRate it:

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pressure is a privilegeSaying by Billy Jean King and hanging as a plaquette in one of the stadiums in the US openRate it:

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reel into bring (a fish etc.) out of the water by winding the reel.Rate it:

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run a bathTo fill a bathtub with water in preparation for taking a bath.Rate it:

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run agroundFor a vessel to be immobilized by water too shallow to allow it to float.Rate it:

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saddleA small tapered/sloped area structure that helps channel surface water to drains.Rate it:

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shipping them greenWhen a ship is heading into waves, its bow will sometimes plunge into the onrushing wave. At first, spray will break over the bow, but as the height of the waves increases, the bow will plunge deeper into the wave, and instead of spray, unbroken green water will pour onto the Fo'c'sle and decks. Hence the seafarer's expression "Shipping them green", implying worsening weather, or, by extension, a worsening and/or dangerous or unsatisfactory situation.Rate it:

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shroudOne of the two annular plates at the periphery of a water wheel, which form the sides of the buckets; a shroud plate.Rate it:

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sitim haustu gelidae aquae sedareto slake one's thirst by a draught of cold water.Rate it:

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sleep with the fishesTo be killed and have one's body disposed off in the sea or other body of water.Rate it:

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slick backTo make hair flat by putting oil, water, etc. on it.Rate it:

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slick downTo make hair flat by putting oil, water, etc. on it.Rate it:

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spending money as if it were waterlack of respect for the dollar, frittering away one's paycheck.Rate it:

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splash downThe act of landing in water.Rate it:

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splash downTo land in water.Rate it:

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Still Water Runs DeepSomeone who apparently looks silent might be very knowledgeable or intelligent person, silence has powerRate it:

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still water runs deepA person with a calm appearance has, or may have, considerable inner emotion, character, or intellectRate it:

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summa aquathe surface of the water.Rate it:

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take on waterTo slowly fill with water, as due to a leak or being washed by high waves; to begin to sink.Rate it:

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take on waterTo be in an increasingly difficult or risky situation; to falter or begin to fail.Rate it:

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take to something like a duck to waterto adapt to something naturally and effortlesslyRate it:

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thar she blowsAlternative form of there she blows; something someone shouts when they see a whale shooting water through its spout above the waterline. Then they point to where they saw it.Rate it:

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there must be something in the waterThere are so many cases of something; there are so many people or things doing a particular thing or having a certain trait.Rate it:

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there she blowsThe traditional hail of the lookout in a whaler when sighting the spouting water thrown up by a whale surfacing.Rate it:

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throw cold water onTo belittle or dismiss; to cast doubt upon; to debunk.Rate it:

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Throw Cold Water on SomethingDoing or saying something that may not be very encouraging; dampening the eagerness of someoneRate it:

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to get into hot waterTo get into troubleRate it:

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tonic watermixerRate it:

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tremper son vinTo water one’s wine.Rate it:

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typed water in mouthToo silent; does not answer the questionRate it:

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un brave à trois poilsThe bravest of the brave; A hero of the first water.Rate it:

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under waterIn difficulty, especially financial.Rate it:

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victory at seaOcean conditions very windblown and messy, possibly to the point of being inimical to surfing and other water sports.Rate it:

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