Water off a duck's back

把鸭子背上的水去掉

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2014-10-28

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Feifei has a thing or two to learn from the ducks in the park. So do you. Listen to the programme.
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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.