dead duck
dead duck · dead ducks
труп, покойник, дохлый номер
One who is in serious danger or troubleOne who is in serious danger or trouble.
» I'm a dead duck!
Я — безнадёжный случай!
Я — дохлый номер!
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic)One who is in serious danger or trouble.
She's a dead duck if she starts flirting with my boyfriend!
поко́йникpokójnik, трупtrup, до́хлый но́мерdóxlyj nómer
(idiomatic)A project that is doomed to failure from the start.
The government decision meant that the proposed boycott of South African goods was a dead duck.
something doomed to failure
Examples
1 sentencesI'm a dead duck!
ruЯ — безнадёжный случай!
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
person or project that is in serious trouble or doomed to fail:
Forms
plural: dead ducks| Singular | dead duck |
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| Plural | dead ducks |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsperson in serious danger:shark bait