(like) water off a duck's back Nước đổ đầu vịt; nước đổ lá môn Không thấm thía gì cả Meaning: You can say an insult or criticism is like water off a duck's back if it doesn't upset you. Origin:Probably related to the fact that ducks have oily feathers and water can't get through them, so water runs off their backs. In the same way, criticism can either get through to someone and upset them, or not get through to them and not upset them, and be "like water off a duck's back."

For example:

• I asked Liên if she got upset when I wrote negative things about her, and she said she didn't care what people wrote - it was like water off a duck's back.
• If Vinnie said he was too sensitive about criticism and he wanted to be like one of those people for whom it's like water off a duck's back.
  

Many people claim that insults or negative comments are like water off a duck's back, but in reality, many of them are pleased by such things upset by such things unaffected by such things

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