dead duck
Example Sentences
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"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
Unless you invest, whether it's the better ones from the Championship or guys with experience of the Premier League, then you are on to a dead duck.
From The Guardian • Oct. 22, 2010
Moore said he knew he was a dead duck when he looked up and saw Aybar running towards him pump-faking the throw.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 2, 2010
The dead duck on the mantelpiece let out a single protesting quack, but the portrait of Edward Ashton remained unchanged.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
