🦆 Duck
"A lame duck"
Meaning
A leader or official who has little power because they are leaving soon.
About the duck
Ducks look calm on the surface while paddling hard underwater, and their feathers shed water, which is why their idioms describe composure and deflecting criticism.
Example sentence
Everyone knew the manager was a lame duck in his final week.
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Which idiom means...
A leader or official who has little power because they are leaving soon.
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"A sitting duck"
Someone or something easy to attack or take advantage of.
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"Get your ducks in a row"
To organize everything before doing something.
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"A dead duck"
Something that is certain to fail.
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"A lame duck"
A leader or official who has little power because they are leaving soon.
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"Like water off a duck's back"
Criticism that does not upset someone.
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"A sitting duck"
Someone or something easy to attack or take advantage of.