"valua kuin vesi hanhen selästä" meaning in Finnish

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Verb

Etymology: Literally, “to flow (off) like water off the back of a goose”. Compare English like water off a duck's back. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to flow (off) like water off the back of a goose}} “to flow (off) like water off the back of a goose”, {{lit|to flow (off) like water off the back of a goose}} Literally, “to flow (off) like water off the back of a goose”, {{cog|en|like water off a duck's back}} English like water off a duck's back Head templates: {{head|fi|verb|cat2=|cat3=|head=valua kuin vesi hanhen selästä|sort=}} valua kuin vesi hanhen selästä, {{fi-verb|head=valua kuin vesi hanhen selästä}} valua kuin vesi hanhen selästä
  1. (simile) to roll off like water off a duck's back
    Sense id: en-valua_kuin_vesi_hanhen_selästä-fi-verb-i-qhExCO Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish entries with language name categories using raw markup, Finnish similes

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