MESSED IT UP PLAYS DUMB I GIVE UP I HAD A HARD TIME NITPICKING DOES WHATEVER HE WANTS IT GETS ON MY NERVES YOU CAN'T IMAGINE I'M COMPLETELY CONFUSED I BECAME SUSPICIOUS IT'S IMPOSSIBLE RUIN IT AT THE LAST MINUTE I'M IN A TERRIBLE STATE I'M HEAD OVER HEELS I EARN A LIVING I WAS TERRIFIED HEAD IN THE CLOUDS IN MY OWN WORLD I OPEN MY HEART I GOT REJECTED
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Κάνει την πάπια
Literally "he/she is doing the duck," it means to feign ignorance or act oblivious. The image is of a duck appearing calm on the surface while ignoring you. It implies a deliberate act of pretending not to know.
Examples in context
Ξέρει την αλήθεια, αλλά κάνει την πάπια.
He knows the truth, but he's playing dumb.
Μη μου κάνεις την πάπια τώρα, σε είδα.
Don't play dumb with me now, I saw you.
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