like water off a duck's back

English - Turkish

Definition of like water off a duck's back in English Turkish dictionary

(deyim) Söylenen şeyin, yapılan tavsiyenin vs bir kişiyi etkilemediğini, onun aldırış etmediğini bildirir; tıpkı suyun ördeğin sırtında, tüyleri arasında durmayacağı gibi

Advice and correction roll off him like water off a duck's back. Many people showed him they didn't like what he was doing, but their disapproval passed off him like water off a duck's back.

(deyim) buz üstüne yazılmış gibi

English - English

Definition of like water off a duck's back in English English dictionary

Without immediate or lasting effects

Scandal after scandal would break, but it would be like water off a duck's back; no heads rolled, and no one seemed particularly perturbed.

In a manner which has no effect; immediately and without causing any difference

She combs me down with her tongue sometimes though, but that just slips off me like water off a duck's back..

(deyim) Without changing your feelings or opinion; without effect

1. Advice and correction roll off him like water off a duck's back. 2. Many people showed him they didn't like what he was doing, but their disapproval passed off him like water off a duck's back.

without any effect, completely ineffectually, without any influence

Hyphenation

like wa·ter off a duck's back

Turkish pronunciation

layk wôtır ôf ı dʌks bäk

Pronunciation

/ˈlīk ˈwôtər ˈôf ə ˈdəks ˈbak/ /ˈlaɪk ˈwɔːtɜr ˈɔːf ə ˈdʌks ˈbæk/