dead duck

Example Sentences

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“I don’t want to be a lame duck forever. I’d rather be a dead duck I guess,” Tobin said, sparking laughter at the press conference.

From Seattle Times

The assumption is that the Democratic congressional majority isn't just a lame duck, it's a dead duck.

From Salon

"Frankly, I would have been bored to do that. I would have been a dead duck, career-wise. You have to discard an audience to pick up another one."

From BBC

The Plaid Cymru MP Ben Lake said a coalition deal with his party in the Senedd was now "a dead duck".

From BBC

“I counted over 200 dead ducks on the highway, and can only imagine how many dead ones were out of sight in the ditch,” Griebel said in a news release.

From Seattle Times