| 单词 | dead duck |
| 释义 | dead duckSEE SYNONYMS FOR dead duck ON THESAURUS.COM nouna person or thing that is beyond help, redemption, or hope: One more missed opportunity and this whole enterprise is a dead duck. Origin of dead duckAn Americanism dating back to 1820–30; originally, in political slang, a person who has lost influence or power and is therefore useless; perhaps from the proverb “never waste powder on a dead duck” Words nearby dead duckdead center, dead centre, dead data, dead drop, dead drunk, dead duck, deaden, dead end, dead-end host, deadening, deadeye Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dead duck
British Dictionary definitions for dead duckdead duck nounslang a person or thing doomed to death, failure, etc, esp because of a mistake or misjudgment Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with dead duckdead duck A person doomed to failure or death; a hopeless case. For example, If they can't find a heart to transplant soon, he's a dead duck. [1940s] A useless, worthless, or outmoded person or thing. For example, They didn't interview the outgoing senator; to the press he's a dead duck. Some speculate that this slangy term comes from an old saying, “Never waste powder on a dead duck,” first recorded in 1829. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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