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duck shove

      vb     (Austral. and N.Z.)
informal   to evade responsibility
♦   duck shover      n
♦    duck shoving             n

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duck	n.	a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing or tents	also known as "cotton duck" or "duck canvas"
the duck's nuts	exp.	the best, the dog's bollocks , the bee's knees
get one's ducks in a row	exp.	have everything together; have all things settled/organized	E.g.: Just when I had got all my ducks in a row and I was ready to go, I received a call and had to cancel my trip.
the bee's knees	exp.	the duck's nuts, the best, the dog's bollocks
! the dog's bollocks	exp.	The duck's nuts, the best, the top.
duckrolling	n.	a prank on Twitter consisting of posting a link to a picture of a duck on wheels

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