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sitting target

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sitting target
n
a person or thing in a defenceless or vulnerable position Also called (informal) sitting duck


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I'm guessing the skill and courage required to bag an alligator is considerably less than shooting at fish in a barrel, as these unsuspecting animals are basically a sitting target, similar to that of a log.
After bouncing out of the stalls, Robinson took up the running, but appeared a sitting target for Jamie Spencer and the favourite with two furlongs left.
MICHAEL Jennings vowed not to be a sitting target for heavy favourite Miguel Cotto when the pair meet at Madison Square Garden tonight.
 
 
 
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