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Water off a duck's back What does Water off a duck's back mean?	If criticism or something similar is like water off a duck's back to somebody, they aren't affected by it in the slightest.
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in one's right mind What does "in one's right mind" mean?	rational and sensible	The girl was not in her right mind to quit her job right now.

fair game What does "fair game" mean?	someone or something that you feel you can easily attack	Our company is fair game as a takeover target by other companies.
an albatross (around someone's neck) What does "an albatross (around someone's neck)" mean?	a problem that prevents someone from succeeding	The man's lack of a university degree was an albatross around his neck and prevented him from being promoted.
air one's grievances What does "air one's grievances" mean?	to complain (often publicly)	We aired our grievances during the monthly meeting.
Pot to piss in What does "Pot to piss in" mean?	To have money or wealth.	You want to have children! We can't afford them, we don't have a pot to piss in. In medieval London, people did not have indoor plumbing. It was common to use a chamber pot as an indoor toilet. The chamber pot could then be dumped out a window into the street gutter below. A person who did not have a "pot to piss in" was poor indeed. In medieval times the word "piss" was not considered at all vulgar. It was not until Victorian England that words such as piss were deemed vulgar. Even today phrases like "pot to piss in" and "Full of Piss and Vinegar" are somehow considered to be generally acceptable and only moderately crude.
spoken for What does "spoken for" mean?	to be taken/reserved	All of the tickets to the concert are spoken for.
hit someone below the belt What does "hit someone below the belt" mean?	unfair, not following the rules (from hitting low in boxing)	unfair, not following the rules (from hitting low in boxing)It was a case of hitting someone below the belt when the girl stole her best friend's boyfriend from her.
a peeping Tom What does "a peeping Tom" mean?	someone who looks in the windows of strangers	The police arrested a peeping Tom near our apartment building last week.
fall back on (someone or something) What does "fall back on (someone or something)" mean?	to seek help when other things have failed	The woman had to fall back on her father when her business began to have problems.
whacked out What does "whacked out" mean?	drunk; intoxicated
postage and handling What does "postage and handling" mean?	charges for handling and sending something by mail	We bought several things over the Internet but we found that the postage and handling was very expensive.

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Water Off A Duck's Back Idiom