Dead duck
Dead duck noun - Something doomed to failure.
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Fizzle and Dead duck. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dead_duck/fizzle
Dead duck & Fizzle. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dead_duck/fizzle>.
Fizzle or Dead duck. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dead_duck/fizzle.
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