lame duck

1. Someone or something that needs help. The company started as a lame duck that was saved by an innovative entrepreneur who decided to take some risks and go in a new direction.

2. An elected official serving their last term in office, usually so-called after a successor has been elected. The opposing party was angry at the president's intention to name a Supreme Court replacement while he was a lame duck.

See also: duck, lame

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

lame duck

1. Fig. someone who is in the last period of a term in an elective office and cannot run for reelection. You can't expect much from a lame duck. As a lame duck, there's not a lot I can do.

2. Fig. having to do with someone in the last period of a term in an elective office. (Used as an adjective; sometimes lame-duck.) You don't expect much from a lame-duck president. Lame-duck Congresses tend to do things they wouldn't dare do otherwise.

See also: duck, lame

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

lame duck

An elected officeholder whose term of office has not yet expired but who has failed to be re-elected and therefore cannot garner much political support for initiatives. For example, You can't expect a lame duck President to get much accomplished; he's only got a month left in office . This expression originated in the 1700s and then meant a stockbroker who did not meet his debts. It was transferred to officeholders in the 1860s. The Lame Duck Amendment, 20th to the U.S. Constitution, calls for Congress and each new President to take office in January instead of March (as before), thereby eliminating the lame-duck session of Congress.

See also: duck, lame

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

a lame duck

COMMON

1. If a politician or a government is a lame duck, they have little real power, for example because their period of office is coming to an end. The government is headed by a president who looks like a lame duck. The last thing people needed was to feel that the government was a lame duck. Note: You can also use lame-duck before a noun. He's already seen widely as a lame-duck Prime Minister. He would have found himself leading a lame-duck administration to near-certain defeat.

2. If someone or something is a lame duck, they are in a very weak position and in need of support. The company has completed its transformation from the lame duck of the motor industry into a quality car maker. Moira considers all single people lame ducks. Note: You can also use lame-duck before a noun. It is not right to use taxpayers' money to support lame-duck industries. Note: This expression is usually used to criticize someone or something. Note: The image here is of a duck that has been shot and wounded, and so cannot move properly and is likely to die.

See also: duck, lame

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

lame duck

a person or thing that is powerless or in need of help. informal

In the mid 18th century, lame duck was used in a stock-market context, with reference to a person or company that could not fulfil their financial obligations. Later, from the mid 19th century, it was used specifically with reference to US politicians in the final period of office, after the election of their successor.

1998 Spectator At some point in his second and final term, every president becomes a lame duck: as the man himself matters less, so does the office.

See also: duck, lame

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

a ˌlame ˈduck

(informal) a person or an organization that is not very successful and needs help: My uncle is a bit of a lame duck. The family has to help him all the time. The shipping industry had become a lame duck.

See also: duck, lame

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

lame duck

1. n. someone who is in the last period of a term in an elective office. You can’t expect much from a lame duck.

2. mod. having to do with someone in the last period of a term in an elective office. You don’t expect much from a lame duck president.

See also: duck, lame

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

lame duck, a

A person finishing a term of office, employment, or other engagement, and soon to be supplanted by another. This term had quite another meaning in eighteenth-century Britain. Then it denoted a stock-exchange jobber (broker) who could not pay his debts and therefore was struck from the members’ list, forced to “waddle away” from the Exchange. In the nineteenth century, however, the term began to be used for any ineffectual person, on both sides of the Atlantic. Some decades thereafter it began to be used in its present meaning in the United States, that is, for government officials who have failed to be reelected but must serve out their term of office, even though their endeavors are hampered because they are about to be replaced.

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释义	lame duck lame duck 1. Someone or something that needs help. The company started as a lame duck that was saved by an innovative entrepreneur who decided to take some risks and go in a new direction. 2. An elected official serving their last term in office, usually so-called after a successor has been elected. The opposing party was angry at the president's intention to name a Supreme Court replacement while he was a lame duck. See also: duck, lame Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. lame duck 1. Fig. someone who is in the last period of a term in an elective office and cannot run for reelection. You can't expect much from a lame duck. As a lame duck, there's not a lot I can do. 2. Fig. having to do with someone in the last period of a term in an elective office. (Used as an adjective; sometimes lame-duck.) You don't expect much from a lame-duck president. Lame-duck Congresses tend to do things they wouldn't dare do otherwise. See also: duck, lame McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. lame duck An elected officeholder whose term of office has not yet expired but who has failed to be re-elected and therefore cannot garner much political support for initiatives. For example, You can't expect a lame duck President to get much accomplished; he's only got a month left in office . This expression originated in the 1700s and then meant a stockbroker who did not meet his debts. It was transferred to officeholders in the 1860s. The Lame Duck Amendment, 20th to the U.S. Constitution, calls for Congress and each new President to take office in January instead of March (as before), thereby eliminating the lame-duck session of Congress. See also: duck, lame The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. a lame duck COMMON 1. If a politician or a government is a lame duck, they have little real power, for example because their period of office is coming to an end. The government is headed by a president who looks like a lame duck. The last thing people needed was to feel that the government was a lame duck. Note: You can also use lame-duck before a noun. He's already seen widely as a lame-duck Prime Minister. He would have found himself leading a lame-duck administration to near-certain defeat. 2. If someone or something is a lame duck, they are in a very weak position and in need of support. The company has completed its transformation from the lame duck of the motor industry into a quality car maker. Moira considers all single people lame ducks. Note: You can also use lame-duck before a noun. It is not right to use taxpayers' money to support lame-duck industries. Note: This expression is usually used to criticize someone or something. Note: The image here is of a duck that has been shot and wounded, and so cannot move properly and is likely to die. See also: duck, lame Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. lame duck a person or thing that is powerless or in need of help. informal In the mid 18th century, lame duck was used in a stock-market context, with reference to a person or company that could not fulfil their financial obligations. Later, from the mid 19th century, it was used specifically with reference to US politicians in the final period of office, after the election of their successor. 1998 Spectator At some point in his second and final term, every president becomes a lame duck: as the man himself matters less, so does the office. See also: duck, lame Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary a ˌlame ˈduck (informal) a person or an organization that is not very successful and needs help: My uncle is a bit of a lame duck. The family has to help him all the time. The shipping industry had become a lame duck. See also: duck, lame Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary lame duck 1. n. someone who is in the last period of a term in an elective office. You can’t expect much from a lame duck. 2. mod. having to do with someone in the last period of a term in an elective office. You don’t expect much from a lame duck president. See also: duck, lame McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions lame duck, a A person finishing a term of office, employment, or other engagement, and soon to be supplanted by another. This term had quite another meaning in eighteenth-century Britain. Then it denoted a stock-exchange jobber (broker) who could not pay his debts and therefore was struck from the members’ list, forced to “waddle away” from the Exchange. In the nineteenth century, however, the term began to be used for any ineffectual person, on both sides of the Atlantic. Some decades thereafter it began to be used in its present meaning in the United States, that is, for government officials who have failed to be reelected but must serve out their term of office, even though their endeavors are hampered because they are about to be replaced. See also: lame The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: a lame duck lame duck, a help a lame dog over a stile helping lame be ahead of (someone's or something's) time ay ay up me duck be duck soup greatest thing since sliced bread References in periodicals archive These "lame duck" presidents managed to get things accomplished Is Obama a lame duck? With less than two years left in office, President Obama is trying to defy those who insist his power is waning In the lame duck session, for example, Congress might agree to legislation that would extend all (or most) expired and expiring tax breaks for six months to a year, tied to fundamental tax reform generating some agreed-upon amount in the hundreds of billions of dollars (or more) in overall deficit reduction over the next decade, with the threat of greater deficit reduction if the 113th Congress were to fail to act by then. Looking at the lame duck congress: the United States will fall off a fiscal cliff with no safety net in place unless the president and the congress amend current law NAFCU Vice President of Legislative Affairs Brad Thaler said the lame duck session will depend largely upon election results. Reid's priorities may decide MBL fate in lame duck session The prospect of such delays helped ensure ratification of the 20th Amendment, supposedly banishing forever the prospect that lame ducks could stall such urgent business as legislation to address the dislocations of the Great Depression. High-flying lame ducks The spirit of the local community is discovered because of a lame duck, and the generous spirit of two young girls. Gaudin, Michele (illus.) Goldie Alexander (text): Lame Duck Protest "As you can probably guess, I'm not so much a lame duck now as a dead duck" - Robert Tuttle, US Ambassador to London. They say The National Retail Federation yesterday urged Congress to hold a lame duck session to deal with the nation's economic situation as soon as possible after the November elections, and to include tax relief for consumers in any economic stimulus package that is adopted."Consumer confidence has been badly eroded by the foundering economy and instability of the financial markets," noted NRF president and c.e.o. NRF Urges Congress to Address Economy, Help Consumers Another Conservative, Tony Arbour, said Blair was a lame duck. Top police officer is backed * Whoever woulda thunk that lame duck HHS Commissioner John Stephen would be able to have John Lynch over a barrel over funding for developmentally disabled services? It's been making the rounds .. It may be that Washington's lame duck mentality has spread. Office market defies predictions As Bush becomes a lame duck and the presidential race begins without a consensus nominee, a party that has papered over every choice about its direction will meet reality. Cheer up, the end is near Look for the coming lame duck session to be one large horse-swapping All bets are off Before control of Congress passes to the Democrats in January, the 109th Congress will return to Washington this week for a lame duck session to complete work on unfinished business, including action on domestic spending. 109th Congress to return for unfinished business: domestic spending on the agenda for lame duck session With a majority in place, they will be able to stifle Bush pretty well for the next two lame duck years. Impeachment now? He said he will not be a lame duck, but "will continue to give this my very best between now and the General Synod." Archbishop Hutchison to step down in 2007
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