Like water off a duck's back means unfazed, taking things in stride, unbothered.
That is when somebody does something to you and you do the same back to him or her.
Meaning being in desperate straits
The meaning of the idiom "to slap the back off you" is fairly straightforward. It implies an exaggeration, that one would slap someone else so hard that their back would come off.
It hits you twice, a double blow or set back.
The idiom 'break one's back' means that they won't do anything to exert themselves.
Shortchanging means giving back less than something is worth.
Ducks are located around ponds and other small bodies of water.
Yes. I had my two ducks taken in daylight by a fox, just this week and just an hour, I heard my female ducks quaking really loud and went to the back door and there it stood,by the pond, watching my ducks in the water. If my ducks wouldn't have beenin the water, I would be missing more of my ducks.
it means you've done a good job. You should be proud.
This is not an idiom. It is an expression whose meaning may be deduced from its component parts, unlike an idiom, whose meaning cannot be deduced from its component parts. It means having extremely limited options while being forced to act, like a person who is cornered in a fight.
"To be cheeky" IS an idiom. It means to sass or talk back.
The idiom will u please get off my back means stop bugging me or leave me alone