Lame duck
01
misslyckat fall, hjälplöst fall
someone or something that is unsuccessful and in need of help
disapproving
idiom
informal
grammatisk information
animacitetsstatus
abstrakt
morfologisk sammansättning
sammansättning
räknebart
pluralform
lame ducks
Exempel
The team 's star player was injured and unable to play, leaving the team feeling like a lame duck without their top scorer.
Projektet var ett misslyckat fall från början.
02
politiker på väg ut, haltande anka
a politician or public office holder who is approaching the end of their term and will soon be replaced, usually due to failure to be re-elected or re-appointed
Dialect
American
American
idiom
informal
Exempel
As a lame duck, she avoided making big promises.
Som politiker på väg ut undvek hon stora löften.
