Dead Duck Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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dead duck What does dead duck mean?	a person or a thing in a hopeless situation	The man is a dead duck and he has no hope of recovering his former position.
dead duck What does dead duck mean?	someone in a hopeless situation or condition	The man is a dead duck. When the police catch him he will have to go to jail.
dead duck What does dead duck mean?	someone in a hopeless situation or condition	The man is a dead duck. When the police catch him he will have to go to jail.
dead duck What does dead duck mean?	a person or a thing in a hopeless situation	The man is a dead duck and has no hope of regaining his former position.
	Some Random Idioms
fold (something) up What does "fold (something) up" mean?	to put an end to something (a business etc.)	The number of people coming to the exhibition was very low so we decided to fold up our exhibit and go home.
bee in one`s bonnet What does "bee in one`s bonnet" mean?	to have an idea that continually occupies one`s thoughts.	My friend has a bee in her bonnet about going to Europe next year.
catch-as-catch-can What does " catch-as-catch-can" mean?	in any way possible	We are in the middle of moving house so our meals are catch-as-catch-can.
in the pink (of condition) What does "in the pink (of condition)" mean?	in very good health	My grandmother was in the pink of condition when I saw her.
AFK What does "AFK" mean?	away from keyboard
Apple of your eye What does "Apple of your eye" mean?	Something or, more often, someone that is very special to you is the 'apple of your' eye.
cut off (someone or something) What does "cut off (someone or something)" mean?	to interrupt or stop someone or something	The speech by our manager was cut off when the electricity went off in the building.

pick up speed What does "pick up speed" mean?	to increase the speed of something	The car picked up speed as it began to go down the hill.
hard on (someone's) heels What does "hard on (someone's) heels" mean?	to be following someone very closely	The dog was hard on the young boy's heels.
set up shop (somewhere) What does "set up shop (somewhere)" mean?	to open a business	The fire alarm company decided to set up shop in our city.
Cake's not worth the candle What does "Cake's not worth the candle" mean?	If someone says that the cake's not worth the candle, they mean that the result will not be worth the effort put in to achieve it.

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Dead Duck Idiom