quack like a duck

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quack like a duck (third-person singular simple present quacks like a duck, present participle quacking like a duck, simple past and past participle quacked like a duck)

1. (simile) To appear to be exactly what one is.

   If it quacks like a duck, it's a duck.

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• duck typing