lame duck

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishlame duckˌlame ˈduck noun [countable] 1 a person, business etc that is having problems and needs help2 → lame duck president/governor/legislature etcFrom Longman Business Dictionarylame duckˌlame ˈduck noun [countable] informal1a politician or a government that no longer has any real power or authorityA bad defeat for his party in October risks making him a lame duck for the remaining two years of his presidency.2COMMERCEa company that is losing a lot of moneyWe don’t have time to fix broken companies and we won’t be buying any lame ducks.

单词	lame duck
释义	lame duck From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishlame duckˌlame ˈduck noun [countable] 1 a person, business etc that is having problems and needs help2 → lame duck president/governor/legislature etcFrom Longman Business Dictionarylame duckˌlame ˈduck noun [countable] informal1a politician or a government that no longer has any real power or authorityA bad defeat for his party in October risks making him a lame duck for the remaining two years of his presidency.2COMMERCEa company that is losing a lot of moneyWe don’t have time to fix broken companies and we won’t be buying any lame ducks.
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