From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishducks and drakesˌducks and ˈdrakes noun [uncountable] British English DGOa children’s game in which you make flat stones jump across the surface of water
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ducks and drakes• Why should they be allowed to play ducks and drakes with people's lives?• It was as if he were playing ducks and drakes with himself. 