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played ducks and drakes with

phrase

variants or made ducks and drakes of
past tense of play ducks and drakes with

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“Played ducks and drakes with.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/played%20ducks%20and%20drakes%20with. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

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