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 • Nov. 23, 2022
"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 • Jul. 14, 2022
Buffett is correct in acknowledging that the traditional newspaper business model is a dead duck in the long run, as readers transition to digital news websites.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2019
But though realignment as Westminster politicians have understood it is now a dead duck, a richer and deeper realignment is desperately needed.
From The Guardian • May 25, 2010
I noticed a long time ago when it comes to disappointment, once a growned person feels it for you, you ain’t nothing but a dead duck, ’cause caint nothing be done to change their mind.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
