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♦ duck (1) /dʌk/n.4 ( cricket, = duck's egg) zero punti (in battuta): golden duck, eliminazione al primo lancio ( con zero punti)● duck-egg blue, verdazzurro chiaro □ (zool.) duck hawk ( Circus aeruginosus), falco di palude; (in USA, Falco peregrinus anatum) falco pellegrino □ duck pond, laghetto per anatre □ duck shooting, caccia all'anatra, caccia agli acquatici □ duck shot, pallini per la caccia all'anatra □ (fam. USA) duck soup, gioco da ragazzi (fig.); cosa elementare □ (iron. USA) duck squeezer, animalista fanatico □ duck's arse ( USA ass), pettinatura (spec. da ragazzo) con i capelli pettinati indietro lungo i lati fino alla nuca, tipica degli anni '50 □ ( cricket) to break one's duck, fare il primo punto; segnare; (fig.) riportare il primo successo (dopo vari tentativi) □ (fig. fam., spec. USA) to get (o to have) one's ducks in a row, preparare tutto per bene □ (fig.) to be like water off a duck's back, non fare né caldo né freddo: Criticism, to him, was like water off a duck's back, le critiche non gli facevano né caldo né freddo □ to play ducks and drakes, giocare (o fare) a rimbalzello □ (fig.) to play (o to make) ducks and drakes with money, scialacquare (o sperperare) il denaro; buttar via i soldi □ to take to st. like a duck to water, imparare (o mettersi a fare) qc. senza difficoltà (o con la massima naturalezza).duck (2) /dʌk/n.duck (3) /dʌk/n.2 (pl.) calzoni di tela olona.(to) duck /dʌk/A v. t.1 immergere, mettere ( sott'acqua): He ducked her head playfully under the water, le ha messo la testa sott'acqua per gioco3 (fam.) schivare, evitare: to duck a question [the issue], schivare una domanda [la questione]; to duck a responsibility [a decision], sottrarsi a una responsabilità [a una decisione]; to duck a blow, schivare un colpoB v. i.1 immergersi; tuffarsi2 chinarsi; abbassarsi; inchinarsi ( per salutare): You have to duck to get in the door, devi abbassarti per passare attraverso la porta4 (fam.) precipitarsi, andare velocemente ( per non farsi vedere): They ducked into a shop until she had gone past, si sono precipitati in un negozio fino a che non si è allontanata; He ducked down behind the hedge, si è nascosto accovacciandosi dietro alla siepe● to duck and dive, destreggiarsi ( per evitare una situazione) □ to duck out, uscire un attimo (o di soppiatto); (mil. e sport) defilarsi: He ducked out for a breath of fresh air, è uscito un attimo a prendere una boccata d'aria fresca □ to duck out of, sottrarsi a ( un impegno); schivare ( un lavoro): He is very good at ducking out of his responsibilities, è bravissimo a sottrarsi alle sue responsabilità; Don't try and duck out of coming, you promised!, non cercare di scantonare: hai promesso che saresti venuto!
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duck soup — {n.}, {slang} 1. A task easily accomplished or one that does not require much effort. * /That history test was duck soup./ 2. A person who offers no resistance; a pushover. * /How s the new history teacher? He s duck soup./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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