A dead duck!

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RoseSpring

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A dead duck
 

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A type of water fowl that is no longer alive.

How did you see it being used?
 
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Dict.cc says the following:
dead duck can mean:
- something that is lost -> my car was stolen = dead duck
- a stupid idea -> your idea makes no sense at all = dead duck
- if someone can't do anything right -> he doesn't even know what 1 + 1 is = dead duck

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A dead duck


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RoseSpring,


The other posters have given you excellent answers. May I add

mine?

I checked my dictionaries and spoke with my brother. We think that

we older people remember its being used more in the past than

nowadays.

Tom: I am very proud of myself.

Martha: Why?

Tom: Mr. X is a very bad manager.

Martha: I know.

Tom: Well, this morning, I walked into his office and told him

that he is the worst manager I have ever had at this job.

Martha: Oh, no! You didn't do that, did you?

Tom: Yes, I did.

Martha: Well, Tom, you are a dead duck!!!

= You are doomed. There is no hope for you. The manager is

going to dismiss you, and you will not have a job anymore.


THANK YOU & HAVE A NICE DAY
 
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it is an idiomatic expression.... it expresses a common special meaning
 
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