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Water off a duck's back
Noun
Definitions
1.
Noun
Something potentially harmful or hurtful, such as criticism or insult, that nevertheless has no effect or impact on the target.
"She's always going on at him about something, but to him it's all water off a duck's back."
Synonyms
impervious
unaffected
unresponsive
silent
wordless
unconcerned
panacea
unnecessarily
uninvolved
unrepentant
pebble
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