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Dead Duck

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Noun

1. dead duck

something doomed to failure

Example Sentences:
'he finally admitted that the legislation was a dead duck'
'the idea of another TV channel is now a dead duck'
'as theories go, that's a dead duck'

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Dead Duck

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noun
slang
a person or thing doomed to death, failure, etc, esp because of a mistake or misjudgment

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Dead Duck

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US, Slang
a person or thing that is ruined or certain to suffer ruin, failure, or death; goner

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Dead Duck

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n.
Slang
One doomed to failure or to death.

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