As tight as a duck's arse. Posted by Graham Cambray on February 18, 2009 at 16:51. In Reply to: As tight as a duck's arse posted by Roger Adams on February 17, 2009 at 10:32: : Where did the expression 'As tight as a duck's arse' come from? ---------. read more
Also, there’s a reference to “rougher than a badger’s arse,” which apparently is pretty rough. I suspect that someone in your hearing conflated the two, plugging the badger’s anatomy into pride of place where ducks and camels and other zoological specimens stood in. read more