Dead duck and Foul-up

Dead duck noun - Something doomed to failure.

Foul-up and dead duck are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Foul-up" instead a noun phrase "Dead duck".

Foul-up noun - An instance of confusion.

Dead duck and foul-up are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dead duck" instead a noun phrase "Foul-up".