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/dʌk/ * danh từ - con vịt, vịt cái - thịt vịt -(thân mật) người yêu quí; người thân mến - (thể dục,thể thao) ván trắng (crikê) ((cũng) duck's egg) !a lame ducks - người tàn tật, người què quặt - người vỡ nợ, người phá sản - người thất bại - (hàng không), lóng máy bay hỏng !like a duck in a thunderstorm - ngơ ngác thểu não như gà bị bão !like water off a duck's back - như nước đổ dầu vịt, như nước đổ lá khoai !it's a fine for young ducks - trời mưa !to make ducks and drakes - chơi ném thia lia !to play ducks and drakes with - phung phí !to take to something like a duck to water - đến chỗ nào (làm cái gì...) cảm thấy được tự do vùng vẫy như cá gặp nước !in two shakes of a duck's tall - một thoáng, một lát * danh từ - vải bông dày (may buồm, áo ngoài của thuỷ thủ) - (số nhiều) quần vải bông dày * danh từ - (quân sự), thục xe lội nước * danh từ - sự ngụp lặn; động tác ngụp lặn - động tác cúi (đầu) nhanh, động tác cúi thình lình (để né tránh, để chào...) * nội động từ - lặn; ngụp lặn - cúi nhanh, cúi thình lình (để né tránh, để chào...) * ngoại động từ - dìm (ai) xuống nước - cúi nhanh, cúi thình lình (đầu)
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take to something like a duck to water — phrase to learn a new activity very easily, as if you have been doing it for a very long time She’d never snowboarded before, but she took to it like a duck to water. Thesaurus: to learn new skills or informationsynonym Main entry: duck * * *… … Useful english dictionary
take to something like a duck to water — take to (something) like a duck to water to learn how to do something very quickly and to enjoy doing it. Sue just took to motherhood like a duck to water. He s taken to his new school like a duck to water … New idioms dictionary
take to something like a duck to water — If you take to something like a duck to water, you do it naturally and easily, without fear or hesitation. When Sophie first tried skiing, she took to it like a duck to water … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
(take to something) like a duck to water — (take to sth) like a ˌduck to ˈwater idiom (to become used to sth) very easily, without any problems or fears • She has taken to teaching like a duck to water. Main entry: ↑duckidiom … Useful english dictionary
take to something like a duck to water — take to something very readily. → duck … English new terms dictionary
take to something like a duck to water — to learn a new activity very easily, as if you have been doing it for a very long time She d never snowboarded before, but she took to it like a duck to water … English dictionary
take to like a duck to water — take to (something) like a duck to water to learn how to do something very quickly and to enjoy doing it. Sue just took to motherhood like a duck to water. He s taken to his new school like a duck to water … New idioms dictionary
like a duck to water — If someone has a natural talent for something and enjoys it, they take to it like a duck to water … The small dictionary of idiomes
like a duck to water — If someone has a natural talent for something and enjoys it, they take to it like a duck to water. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Like a duck to water — If someone has a natural talent for something and enjoys it, they take to it like a duck to water … Dictionary of English idioms
duck to water — If you take to something like a duck to water, you find when you start that you have a natural affinity for it … The small dictionary of idiomes
