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• as a duck takes to water
  естественно, как рыба в воде

  Sofia plunged into the water and started to swim easily and naturally, just as a duck takes to water.
• as easy as duck soup
  очень легко, без усилий

  Persuading my father to buy a new computer was as easy as duck soup.
• dead duck
  конченный (человек ) или вышедшая из употребления вещь

  My television set is very old; it is in a hopeless situation, in fact it's a dead duck.
• duck soup
  лёгкий, не требующий усилий

  Our final exam in History was duck soup.
• get one's ducks in a row
  привести свои дела в порядок

  I got my ducks in a row before I quit my job.
• like water off a duck's back
  всё ни почём, "как с гуся вода"

  It is absolutely useless criticizing Jenny; the criticism falls away like water off a duck's back.
• lovely weather for ducks
  дождливая погода

  "Lovely weather for ducks," I thought, walking to my car in the rain.
• ugly duckling
  гадкий утёнок

  Nancy was the ugly duckling in her family until she grew up.