dead duck
/ˌded ˈdʌk/noun
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असफल या नाकाम चीज़, जिसका नाकाम होना तय हो
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noun
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[C, usually singular] informal
a plan, person or thing that has failed or is certain to fail, so it is not worth spending time on
असफल या नाकाम चीज़, जिसका नाकाम होना तय हो
- Without government funding, the project is a dead duck.
- After the scandal, his political career was a dead duck.
- The proposed law became a dead duck when the minister withdrew his support.
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- If we miss this deadline, the whole project is a dead duck.
- Nobody wanted to invest in what looked like a dead duck of a company.
Synonyms failure non-starter lost cause