Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

like a duck to water

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables
like a -duck- -to wa-ter
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Alternative form of like a duck takes to water.

Questions

What does like a duck to water mean?
Alternative form of like a duck takes to water.

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