Phrases.com »

Phrases related to: like water off a duck's back Page #40

Yee yee! We've found 2,285 phrases and idioms matching like water off a duck's back.

Sort:RelevancyA - Z
talk backTo reply impertinently; to answer in a cheeky manner.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
talk like an apothecaryTo use hard or gallipot words: from the assumed gravity and affectation of knowledge generally put on by the gentlemen of this profession, who are commonly as superficial in their learning as they are pedantic in their language.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
talk someone's ear offTo talk excessively or far more than is wanted or appreciated.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
talk the leg off a wooden indianExcessive talk.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
talk the talkSpeak like an expert, claim to be knowledgeable about something.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
tan someone's hideTo beat or spank someone.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
tant crie l'on noël qu'il vient (villon)Long looked for comes at last; That is coming—like Christmas.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
tape offTo cordon.Rate it:

(4.00 / 2 votes)
taper offTo diminish or lessen gradually; to become smaller, slower, quieter, etc.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
target on your backTo be the target of unwanted attention or actionsRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
tart upTo dress like a prostitute.Rate it:

(4.00 / 2 votes)
taste like chickenComically describes the taste of unique food, deriving humour from the idea that many exotic meats, from squab to rattlesnake, can taste like ordinary chicken.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
tear a strip off somebodyTo scold vigorously.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
tear a strip off someoneTo scold vigorously.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
tear offTo rip away from; to pull a piece from forcibly.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
tear offTo leave or depart rapidly.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
tee offTo hit the first shot of the hole.Rate it:

(4.00 / 2 votes)
tee offTo irritate, vex, or annoy.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
teed offAnnoyed, upset, angry.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
tel maître, tel valetLike master, like man; Like well, like bucket.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
tell it like it isTo speak frankly, to convey all and only the truth of a situation.Rate it:

(2.00 / 1 vote)
tell offTo speak to someone rudely, disrespectfully or angrily; to berate; to unleash one's fury verbally towards someone.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
tell offTo rebuke, to reprimand, or to admonish.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
telling offA reprimand, reproach, or lecture.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
tenir comme teigne (pop.)To stick like wax.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
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:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
that dog won't huntThat idea will not work; that is an inadequate explanation or proposition.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
that's a fine how do you do!An expression said in disgust or in jest to someone who 1) did not greet you as expected 2) ignored you 3) did something undesirable instead of greeting you 4) insulted you 5) did something mean or uncaringRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
that's a wrapa declaration the current activity is now finishedRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
that's lamethat's bad; not as good as it could be or has been; not as good as is typical of othersRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
that's the way the cookie crumblesThat is the way things happen; that's life.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
that's a loaded questionAsked My partner if he wasn’t sexually attracted to me anymore since it’s been 3 months after getting back together after a breakup initially by him and no sexual experience in a total of 6 months.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
the bad penny always comes backAlternative form of a bad penny always turns up.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
the devil's lettuceA code name for marijuana.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
the measure of society is how it treats its weakest membersSocieties who help and take care of those who are the most in need are worth more than societies who don't or who even mistreat those who are in need--the least of them--much less help them.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
the pants offAn intensifier used with some transitive action verbs to indicate that the action is performed with thoroughness, vigor, or complete success.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
the rain in spain stays mainly in the plainEnglish people use this phrase to try to "correct" people's accents to speak what they like to call "proper" English by changing the way words in this sentence are pronounced.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
the straw that broke the camel's backA small and seemingly insignificant addition to a burden that renders it too much to bear; the small thing which causes failure, or causes inability or unwillingness to endure any more of something.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
the straw that broke the camel's backMy patience has finally run out.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
the wheels came offSynonym of the wheels fell offRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
the wheels came off the busSynonym of the wheels fell offRate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
the wheels came off the wagonSynonym of the wheels fell offRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
the wheels fell offSomething failed, often after a laborious, tiring process.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
the wheels fell off the busSynonym of the wheels fell offRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
the wheels fell off the wagonSynonym of the wheels fell offRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
the whole nine yardsAnd everything. Often used, like etc., to finish out a list.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
there and backOne or for a round trip journey, literal or figurative.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
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:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
there she blowsThe traditional hail of the lookout in a whaler when sighting the spouting water thrown up by a whale surfacing.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
there you have it, folksA tagline commonly used after someone ends a news piece, shows a clip of something, etc; often said at the conclusion of a piece of news, an explanation, a scenario, etc. signifying the end of it or like saying, "There, we brought it to you", "That's what happened" like a stamp off approval that "This is what we found"Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)

We need you!

Help us build the largest human-edited phrases collection on the web!

Alternative searches for like water off a duck's back:

Quiz

Are you a phrases master?

»
Ollie Ollie ___________ free.
A Otts and
B Mocks and
C Oxen
D Moxy

Browse Phrases.com

#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ