English Explanatory Dictionary

dead duck

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

One who is in serious danger or trouble.
A project that is doomed to failure from the start.

Pronunciation

en-au-dead duck.ogg

Word forms

dead duck dead ducks

Synonyms

dead meat shark bait

Related words

lame duck sitting duck

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