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sitting duck

sitting duck noun: an obvious, vulnerable target.

Noun

sitting duck (plural sitting ducks)

  1. (idiomatic) An obvious, vulnerable target.
    • For God's sake, Sergeant, we need to get to cover – we're sitting ducks out here.
    • [Now that the last gay bathhouse has closed] the AIDS Action Committee will no longer have all of those sitting ducks to reach with education1989 February 5, Christopher Wittke, “Bye Bye Bathhouse”, in Gay Community News, volume 16, number 29, page 16

sitting duck meaning in Thai

sitting duck in Thai

an obvious, vulnerable target
เป้านิ่ง bpâo-nîng

Forms of sitting duck

pluralsitting ducks

Questions about sitting duck

What does sitting duck mean?
Sitting duck means an obvious, vulnerable target.
What is sitting duck in Thai?
Sitting duck in Thai is เป้านิ่ง (bpâo-nîng). See Sitting duck meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is sitting duck?
Sitting duck is a noun.
What is the plural of sitting duck?
The plural of sitting duck is sitting ducks.

Words near sitting duck in the dictionary

  1. sitting around
  2. sitting back
  3. sitting back on one's heels
  4. sitting by
  5. sitting down
  6. sitting duck
  7. sitting ducks
  8. sitting for
  9. sitting idly by
  10. sitting in
  11. sitting in for

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