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The English we speak from bbclearningenglish.com it's so nice to be here in the park, Finn.
Ah, yes, it is, Fei Fei.
I love coming here and feeding the ducks.
Being here helps take my mind off things.
I had a fight with my mother in law yesterday.
Oh?
What was it about?
Well, she's always criticizing everything I do.
Last night it was my cooking.
Well, don't take too much notice of it, Fei Fei.
My mother in law is the same, but it's just like water off a duck's back to me.
A duck's back?
Yes.
In English, the phrase water off a duck's back means that criticisms or negative things have no effect on you.
They're just like water off a duck's back.
We don't let them upset or affect us.
What an unusual expression.
Yes, it is.