shark bait
труп, покойник, дохлый номер
leichte Beute, leichtes Ziel
One who is in a precarious or vulnerable positionOne who is in a precarious or vulnerable position.
UK/ˈʃɑːkbeɪt/US/ˈʃɑɹkbeɪt/
» Annoy me again and you'll be shark bait.
Meaning
4 senses(humorous, idiomatic, uncountable)One who is in a precarious or vulnerable position.
(humorous, uncountable)One who has been, or is likely to be, attacked by a shark.
One who has been, or is likely to be, attacked by a shark.
(Australia, colloquial, humorous, uncountable)A lone swimmer or surfer far from shore.
(uncountable)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see shark, bait.
Near-synonym: chum
Examples
1 sentencesAnnoy me again and you'll be shark bait.
Origin
From shark + bait.From shark + bait.
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Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedshark attack
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable