dead duck

Noun

Meaning

something doomed to failure

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

goner abortion washout lost cause foul up balls-up shark bait

Antonyms

success victory

Hypernyms

failure

Examples

he finally admitted that the legislation was a dead duck Source: Internet

the idea of another TV channel is now a dead duck Source: Internet

as theories go, that's a dead duck Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

dead dove dead drop dead drunk dead easy way dead end dead ends