sitting duck
noun
Definition of sitting duck
: an easy or defenseless target
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Examples of sitting duck in a Sentence
The tourists were sitting ducks for local thieves.
those stupid comments just made him a sitting duck for comedians
1942
First Known Use of sitting duck
1942
SITTING DUCK Defined for English Language Learners
sitting duck
noun
Definition of sitting duck for English Language Learners
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: a person or thing that is easy to hit, attack, trick, etc.
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