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单词
a dead duck
释义
a dead duck
someone or something that is a failure
The government is a dead duck.
Examples of 'a dead duck' in a sentence
a dead duck
Distinctiveness in rural architecture is a dead duck.
Times, Sunday Times
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2013
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A police source last night said the case against her is a 'dead duck'.
The Sun
(
2006
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Drop the average camera in a muddy puddle and you'll own a dead duck.
Times, Sunday Times
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2014
)
Yet it is not a dead duck, merely a very sick one that could undergo a small revival of sorts this week.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2008
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Today, when you pay for music downloads, you could be clutching a dead duck a few weeks later.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2008
)
And it's no good thinking that these balmy days mean that espionage is a dead duck, either.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2008
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How arrogant must these leaders be if they cannot accept the treaty is a dead duck?
The Sun
(
2008
)
He will hope that whatever animal he has secreted in the famous red box is not a dead duck.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2017
)
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to fall short of the required amount
to fall sick
to fall silent
to fall to bits/pieces
to-fall-to-bits-pieces
to fall to one's knees
to fall to sb to do sth
to fall/turn over
to familiarize o.s. with sth
to fancy o.s.
to fantasize about (doing) sth
to fantasize that ...
to fan the flames
to fawn over or (up)on sb
to fear for sb/sth
to fear that ...
to feast one's eyes (up)on sb/sth
to feast on sth
to feast your eyes
to feather one's nest
to feature in
to feed sth into
to feel affection for sb
to feel bad about sth
to feel bad that ...
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