English / idiom
If It Looks Like a Duck
MEANING IN ENGLISH
A shorthand expression indicating that obvious surface evidence generally leads to the plain, unavoidable conclusion.
In context
01
When both auditors flagged suspicious offshore transfers, the director murmured, 'If it looks like a duck...'
02
He claimed the investment was safe, but with guaranteed daily returns, if it looks like a duck, one must exercise caution.
Synonyms
obvious deduction,clear inference,plain truth
Antonyms
deceptive appearance,illusion,concealed reality
Collocations
whispered if it looks like,remember if it looks like,deduction if it looks like