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sitting duck

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sitting duck
n. Informal
An easy target or victim.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sitting duck - a defenseless victim
dupe, victim - a person who is tricked or swindled
Translations
sitting duck sitting target n (fig) → facile bersaglio


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61 and third-placed Silver Steel into a low of 2, even though they always looked to be sitting ducks for the winner.
Crowded stations have been sitting ducks for the terrorists intending mayhem.
Sent to the head of affairs, the Stravinsky gelding looked a sitting duck inside the final two furlongs, but both horse and rider were in no mood to be beaten and scored by half-a-length from Sunrise Safari.
 
 
 
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