can a duck swim

Phrase

colloquial rhetoric

(colloquial, rhetorical question) A rhetorical question in response to a question whose answer is an emphatic yes.

Japanese Meaning

（口語表現、修辞的な質問）質問に対して、当然『泳げる』という答えを強調するための表現。 / 明白な答え、つまりアヒルであれば泳げるはずという意味合いを持つ修辞的な疑問文。

You expect me to forget her birthday — can a duck swim?

私に彼女の誕生日を忘れると思っているの？アヒルが泳げるかって？

Sense（1）

(colloquial, rhetorical question) A rhetorical question in response to a question whose answer is an emphatic yes.