a dead duck

釋義

1. 已失敗（或註定要失敗、毫無討論價值）的計劃（或事情等）

   a plan, an event, etc. that has failed or is certain to fail and that is therefore not worth discussing

電影裡這樣說 · 1 部

• If the federal government doesn't help us, we're a dead duck.Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room2005

在完整場景裡學

• 安然：房間裡最聰明的人2005
  • 印度電廠成了廢墟：imaginary profits（並未到來的利潤）
  • 自己跟自己做買賣：both sides of the transaction（交易兩邊都佔）
  • 追問報表當場失控：losing it（當眾情緒崩了）

同一詞條的短語

• be dead and gone
• be a dead ringer for
• dead as a dodo
• dead as a doornail
• the dead hand of
• dead in the water
• dead meat
• dead on arrival
• dead to the world
• over my dead body
• wouldn't be seen dead
• flog a dead horse