Dead duck meaning

Noun: dead duck

Pronunciation: (ded duk)

dead duck meaning:

• A person or thing that is certain to fail, suffer, or be punished.
• Something doomed to failure.

Synonyms: failure

Quotations:  Lyndell Zanotti – She was a dead duck as it was because she hadn’t tagged up when the ball went into right field. We had her by a mile until the throw went high but we were still lucky and got her.

Lawrence Tynes – I was pretty impressed with him. Usually, when I’m around someone that’s never tried to kick before, it kind of looks like a dead duck out there. Johnny had some pretty good rotation off of his foot. If he gave it some more practice, he could be very good.

Doug Muzzio – Now that the governor is not only a lame duck but a dead duck, and he’s shown absolutely no leadership on this whatsoever, the mayor has taken control. The governor dropped the ball and he did it in front of a big audience.

Sample sentences:

• We all have to admit that the legislation was a dead duck.
• The idea of another website is now a dead duck.
• If my girlfriend finds out what I did, I’m a dead duck!