sitting duck
sitting duck · sitting ducks
лёгкая цель, удобная мишень
leichte Beute, leichtes Ziel
An obvious, vulnerable targetAn obvious, vulnerable target.
» We are all sitting ducks with you.
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1 senses(idiomatic)An obvious, vulnerable target.
For God's sake, Sergeant, we need to get to cover – we're sitting ducks out here.
leichte Beute, leichtes Ziel
удо́бная ми́шеньudóbnaja míšenʹ, лёгкая цельljóxkaja celʹ
More definitions
- a defenseless victim
Examples
3 sentencesWe are all sitting ducks with you.
If we stay here, we'll be sitting ducks.
ruЕсли мы здесь останемся, то станем лёгкими мишенями. — FeuDRenais
We both sat there just like sitting ducks.
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
an obvious, vulnerable target:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
an obvious, vulnerable target:
Forms
plural: sitting ducks| Singular | sitting duck |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a defenseless victim:easy mark