like a dying duck in a thunderstorm

obsolete Having a look of dejection, resignation, or hopelessness. Don't sit there looking like a dying duck in a thunderstorm—we've got a game to win!

like a dying duck in a thunderstorm

having a dejected or hopeless expression. informal

The miserable demeanour of ducks during thunder has been proverbial since the late 18th century.

1933 Agatha Christie Lord Edgware Dies You did look for all the world like a dying duck in a thunderstorm.

词组	like a dying duck in a thunderstorm
释义	like a dying duck in a thunderstorm like a dying duck in a thunderstorm obsolete Having a look of dejection, resignation, or hopelessness. Don't sit there looking like a dying duck in a thunderstorm—we've got a game to win! See also: duck, dying, like Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. like a dying duck in a thunderstorm having a dejected or hopeless expression. informal The miserable demeanour of ducks during thunder has been proverbial since the late 18th century. 1933 Agatha Christie Lord Edgware Dies You did look for all the world like a dying duck in a thunderstorm. See also: duck, dying, like Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: ay ay up me duck counsel despair a counsel of despair die to dying to (do something) dying to do dying to know dying to know (something)
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