How to Pronounce "like water off a duck's back"
expression
LYKE WAW-ter OFF uh DUCKS BACK
LYKE WAW-tuh OFF uh DUCKS BACK
Definition
If something is like water off a duck's back, it does not bother or affect someone at all, especially criticism or insults.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɫaɪk/ /ˈwɔtɝ/ /ˈɔf/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈdəks/ /ˈbæk
British English
lˈaɪk/ /wˈɔːtɐ/ /ˈɒf/ /æɪ/ /dʌks/ /bˈæk
Simplified Pronunciation
US
LYKE WAW-ter OFF uh DUCKS BACK
UK
LYKE WAW-tuh OFF uh DUCKS BACK
Listen in Context
No matter what they say, it is like water off a duck's back to him.
Her teacher’s criticism was like water off a duck's back.
For some people, insults are just like water off a duck's back.
All those negative comments were like water off a duck's back to her—she just kept smiling.