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hunting where the ducks are

hunting where the ducks are is the present participle and gerund of hunt where the ducks are.

Meaning of hunt where the ducks are

Verb

hunt where the ducks are (third-person singular simple present hunts where the ducks are, present participle hunting where the ducks are, simple past and past participle hunted where the ducks were or hunted where the ducks are)

  1. (idiomatic) To seek opportunities or results in situations or places where they are most likely to be found.
    • In determining the content of his telecast [Richard] Nixon had, in the vernacular, chosen to hunt where the ducks were, i.e., he made his pitch to that vast television audience which had long shown a preference for the “I Love Lucy” show over the more erudite forms of television fare.1969, David A. Frier, Conflict of Interest in the Eisenhower Administration, Iowa State University Press, page 34

Questions about hunting where the ducks are

What is hunting where the ducks are the present participle and gerund of?
Hunting where the ducks are is the present participle and gerund of hunt where the ducks are.

Words near hunting where the ducks are in the dictionary

  1. hunting spiders
  2. hunting sword
  3. hunting swords
  4. hunting the gowk
  5. hunting up
  6. hunting where the ducks are
  7. hunting where the ducks were
  8. hunting whip
  9. hunting whips
  10. hunting-crop
  11. hunting-crops

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