Lovely Weather for Ducks

Also:

Fine weather for ducks
Nice weather for ducks
Great weather for ducks

Meaning

Lovely weather for ducks: humorous phrase for very wet, rainy weather.

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Usage

“It’s been raining for two days straight. Lovely weather for ducks!”

“Want to share my umbrella? Fine weather for ducks, isn’t it?”

“That rain came out of nowhere and I got soaked on the way to the car,” said Hank. “Yeah, great weather for ducks,” replied Evan.

Origin

Used since at least the mid-1900’s, this idiom alludes to the fact that ducks like water.

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