"som vatten på en gås" meaning in Swedish

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Prepositional phrase

Etymology: Literally "like water on a goose." Head templates: {{head|sv|prepositional phrase}} som vatten på en gås
  1. (simile, idiomatic) like water off a duck's back Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-som_vatten_på_en_gås-sv-prep_phrase-20XTh7EQ Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header, Swedish similes

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  "etymology_text": "Literally \"like water on a goose.\"",
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "som vatten på en gås",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "prep_phrase",
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    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swedish similes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The criticism runs off him like water off a duck's back",
          "text": "Kritiken rinner av honom som vatten på en gås",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "like water off a duck's back"
      ],
      "id": "en-som_vatten_på_en_gås-sv-prep_phrase-20XTh7EQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "like water off a duck's back",
          "like water off a duck's back"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "simile",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(simile, idiomatic) like water off a duck's back"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "som vatten på en gås"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "Literally \"like water on a goose.\"",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "prepositional phrase"
      },
      "expansion": "som vatten på en gås",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "prep_phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swedish idioms",
        "Swedish lemmas",
        "Swedish multiword terms",
        "Swedish prepositional phrases",
        "Swedish similes",
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The criticism runs off him like water off a duck's back",
          "text": "Kritiken rinner av honom som vatten på en gås",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "like water off a duck's back"
      ],
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          "like water off a duck's back",
          "like water off a duck's back"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
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      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "som vatten på en gås"
}

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