(like) water off a duck's back
idiom
informal
: having no effect on someone
He tried to convince her to take the job, but his advice was like water off a duck's back.
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Like water off a duck's back, Jinkx Monsoon's iconic catchphrase from RuPaul's Drag Race season 5 has fallen away amid the rise of a new self-help mantra for the drag icon's Broadway glow-up in Chicago.
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Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 22 Feb. 2023
Like water off a duck's back, $200,000 has freshly fallen into RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 7 winner Jinkx Monsoon's pocketbook.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2022
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Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 22 Feb. 2023
Like water off a duck's back, $200,000 has freshly fallen into RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 7 winner Jinkx Monsoon's pocketbook.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2022
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“(like) water off a duck's back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%28like%29%20water%20off%20a%20duck%27s%20back. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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