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like a dying duck in a thunderstorm
Prepositional phrase
rare
Japanese Meaning
比喩的表現として、絶望的で悲しみや落胆に満ち、意気消沈している様子を表す。 / 極度に悲しげで、虚しさや無気力な状態を象徴する表現。
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(simile, rare) Looking hopelessly sad and dejected.
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like a dying duck in a thunderstorm
When I saw him slumped on the bench, he looked like a dying duck in a thunderstorm.
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When I saw him slumped on the bench, he looked like a dying duck in a thunderstorm.
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