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ducks
ducks ducks and drakes a game of throwing flat stones so that they skim along the surface of water; in figurative use, play ducks and drakes with trifle with; treat frivolously or wastefully.
get one's ducks in a row get one's facts straight or have everything organized; the reference is to lining up one's targets. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "ducks." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "ducks." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-ducks.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "ducks." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-ducks.html |
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ducks
ducks See ANATIDAE.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "ducks." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "ducks." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-ducks.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "ducks." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-ducks.html |
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