sitting duck

English

Etymology

From sitting + duck.

Pronunciation

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Noun

sitting duck (plural sitting ducks)

1. (idiomatic) An obvious or unconcealed target.

   For God's sake, Sergeant, we need to get to cover – we're sitting ducks out here.

Synonyms

• easy mark, easy target

Translations

an obvious or unconcealed target

• Finnish: maalitaulu (fi)
• French: cible facile f
• Italian: bersaglio facile m, facile preda f
• Malagasy: tanjona (mg)
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• Polish: łatwy cel, łatwa zdobycz f
• Portuguese: presa fácil f
• Romanian: pradă ușoară f, țintă facilă f
• Spanish: blanco fácil m, presa fácil f, pato de feria m

See also

• dead duck