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Old 09-25-2019, 03:48 PM   #43
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Originally Posted by fatlazyless View Post
Everyone has all heard the phrase 'like a duck out of water' which can be used to describe someone or something that is out of its' regular element.

In the water, this one duck in the video was able to evade the lions. While the duck in Conway was lured out of its' Winnipesaukee, Melvin Bay, home water and was unable to evade getting smacked by a broom while on land. It was a duck out of water.

It shows how a duck out of water has a safety disadvantage.
FLL I think you meant the saying “a fish out of water”
Don’t believe I ever heard a “duck” saying other than “water off a duck’s back” or “ if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck...etc.”
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