odd duck

odd duck

Meaning

A rather unusual, strange, or peculiar person.

Examples

His new girlfriend is nice enough, but she’s a bit of an odd duck, don’t you think?

Jake is a bit of an odd duck, a zealous survivalist who has trained his son in the arts of camouflage, self-defense and living off the grid.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What does the idiom ‘odd duck’ mean?

The idiom odd duck means “to deal with a difficult situation without being harmed or damaged”

How do you use ‘odd duck’ in a sentence?

Example usage of idiom ‘odd duck’: Newspapers have weathered the storm of online information by providing news online themselves.

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