Idiom (Lesson #4 : 2007/11/01)

Idioms
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Background :
reading news (esp. football :) and I saw this sentence :
"It's water off a duck's back to me, I've had worse things thrown at me in my career, but I feel sorry for the fans, it must be so frustrating for them."

Lesson :
Googling around to find the meaning, and here is an interesting site I met along the way.

http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/

and the meaning is
"If criticism or something similar is like water off a duck's back to somebody, they aren't affected by it in the slightest." (see here)


Coffee Machine
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Background :
The coffee machine in the office is being fixed.

Lesson :
Even a company can make a living from a coffee machine :) the maintenance fee, spare parts, etc. The point is a man can find a job if he only wants to. There's always something to do, it might be just around the corner, it's just not perceived yet (even a man can make a living from recycled paper, bottle).