if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it is a duck

If something has all the characteristics of a thing, then it is probably that thing, regardless of how it is presented or what it is called. There are many variations of the expression, and it is often shortened to the first part of the phrase. They say it's not a tax, but come on—it's an annual financial contribution determined by your yearly income. If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's a duck. A: "They say that they're just reorganizing the department, but it seems an awful lot like they're getting ready for a round of mass layoffs." B: "Well, if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck…." I tell her all the time, "If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it is a duck," but no, nothing changes her mind about the lying loser she's seeing.

See also: and, duck, if, like, look, quack

if it looks like a duck and walks like a duck, it is a duck

If something has all the characteristics of a thing, it is probably that thing, regardless of what it is called or presented as. There are many variations of the expression, and it is often shortened to the first part of the phrase. They say it's not a tax, but come on—it's an annual financial contribution determined by our yearly income. If it looks like a duck and walks like a duck, it's a duck. A: "They say that they're just reorganizing the department, but it seems an awful lot like they're getting ready for a round of mass layoffs." B: "Well, if it looks like a duck and walks like a duck…." I tell her all the time, "If it looks like a duck and walks like a duck, it is a duck," but no, nothing changes her mind about the lying loser she's seeing.

See also: and, duck, if, like, look, walk

quack

n. a fraudulent physician; a derogatory term for a physician. I won’t go back to that quack ever again!

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In last nine months, more than 400 cases have been registered against quacks and their clinics were sealed but they open businesses again despite the cases.

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initiate any enquiry against such quacks. " But in this case it was compulsory to complete the enquiry within 72 hours.

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