Collocations for "duck"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "duck" in context.
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duck
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- ducked (to avoid)
- duck out of the way
- duck out of the [rain, snow, cold]
- had to duck out of the [party, meeting]
- duck (out) to [avoid, hide]
- duck around to the [back, side]
- duck into the [store, restaurant]
- duck [into, for] cover
- duck in and out
- duck under the [railing, doorway, overhang]
- duck behind a [car, wall, bush]
- duck through the [tunnel, passage, hall]
- duck and [cover, run]
- duck the [ball, punch]
- [tried, managed, unable] to duck the blow
- duck [her responsibilities, the task]
- wild ducks
- duck [with plum, in orange] sauce
- duck à l'orange
- eat [roast, mock] duck
- play with a rubber duck
- went to [feed, watch] the ducks
- the ducks are [swimming, quacking, flying]
- look at the [swimming] ducks
- [shot, hunted] a duck
- plucked the duck
- the ducks in the [water, sky]
- UK: (the insults) were like water off a duck's back
- cricket: he was [out, bowled] for a duck
- duck eggs
- on a duck pond
- go duck hunting
- is a duck hunter
- go on a duck shoot
- with duck sauce
- filled with duck down
- (duck)-down [duvet, bedding, pillow, quilt]
'duck' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):