duck soup
Something which is easy; a piece of cake.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Fixing this broken chair is duck soup for me.”
“I practiced the piano for weeks, so the final performance was duck soup.”
“Given his extensive background in mathematics, solving the complex equation proved to be duck soup for the professor.”
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all duck or no dinner
All or nothing.
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break one's duck
To do something for the first time.
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dead duck
One who is in serious danger or trouble.
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duck down
To crouch in order to hide or protect oneself.
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duck off
To lie low; to hide.
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duck out
To depart quickly or exit abruptly, especially in a manner which does not attract notice and before a meeting, event, etc. has concluded.
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ducked off
Lying low; hidden.
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ducks and drakes
The squandering of resources, especially money; used in expressions such as "to make ducks and drakes of", "to play (at) ducks and drakes with".
Last updated August 10, 2026