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no duck, no dinner

no duck, no dinner is the alternative form of duck or no dinner.

Meaning of duck or no dinner

Phrase

duck or no dinner

  1. Synonym of take it or leave it.
    • "Do you mean it is 'fish or cut bait,' 'duck or no dinner ?'" asked the librarian.1917, Malcolm C. Fenwick, Life in the Cup, page 22

Questions about no duck, no dinner

What is no duck, no dinner the alternative form of?
No duck, no dinner is the alternative form of duck or no dinner.

Words near no duck, no dinner in the dictionary

  1. no diddy
  2. no diggety
  3. no diggity
  4. no doi
  5. no doubt
  6. no duck, no dinner
  7. no duff
  8. no duh
  9. no end
  10. no entry
  11. no excrement, Sherlock

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