lame ducks

A form of lame duck — A person or thing that is helpless, inefficient, or disabled.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of lame duck
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of lame duck
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APA

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Chicago

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