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water off a duck's back

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water off a duck's back, like water off a duck's back expr	figurative (having no effect on [sb])	no tener efecto, no tener ningún efecto loc verb
	(coloquial: no afectar a alguien)	resbalarle a alguien vi + prep
	(coloquial: no importarle a alguien)	no importarle un pepino a alguien loc verb + prep
	The press wrote all sorts of nasty stories about the politician, but it was like water off a duck's back; she paid no attention to them at all.
	La prensa escribía toda clase de historias horribles sobre la política, pero estas no tenían efecto: ella no les prestaba ni la más mínima atención.

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