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1 sitting duck
(someone or something that is in an obvious position to be attacked: If they're reducing staff, he's a sitting target.) εύκολος στόχος -
2 sit
[sit]present participle - sitting; verb1) (to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated: He likes sitting on the floor; They sat me in the chair and started asking questions.) κάθομαι,καθίζω2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) βρίσκομαι3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) συμμετέχω4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) κουρνιάζω5) (to undergo (an examination).) συμμετέχω,διαγωνίζομαι6) (to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken: She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.) ποζάρω7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) συνεδριάζω•- sitter- sitting
- sit-in
- sitting-room
- sitting target
- sitting duck
- sit back
- sit down
- sit out
- sit tight
- sit up
См. также в других словарях:
sitting duck — sitting ducks N COUNT If you say that someone is a sitting duck, you mean that they are easy to attack, cheat, or take advantage of. [INFORMAL] Nancy knew she d be a sitting duck when she raised the trap door. Syn: sitting target … English dictionary
sitting duck — A sitting duck is something or someone that is easy to criticise or target … The small dictionary of idiomes
sitting duck — also .sitting target n someone who is easy to attack or easy to cheat ▪ Out in the open, the soldiers were sitting ducks for enemy fire … Dictionary of contemporary English
sitting duck — ☆ sitting duck n. Informal a person or thing especially vulnerable to attack; easy target … English World dictionary
sitting duck — A sitting duck is something or someone that is easy to criticise or target. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** To refer to someone as a sitting duck means that they are an easy target to criticize, attack, etc. The young actress was a … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
sitting duck — noun a defenseless victim • Syn: ↑easy mark • Hypernyms: ↑victim, ↑dupe * * * noun, pl ⋯ ducks [count] : a person or thing that is easy to hit, attack, trick, etc … Useful english dictionary
sitting duck — n. easy target a sitting duck for * * * [ˌsɪtɪŋ dʌk] [ easy target ] a sitting duck for … Combinatory dictionary
sitting duck — n. someone who waits unsuspectingly for doom or destiny; an easy target for something bad. □ Get out of the way! You’re a sitting duck. □ The guy was a sitting duck for a mugging … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
sitting duck — 1) a non moving target that is easily hit by a hunter The hunter shot the sitting ducks easily and quickly. 2) an unsuspecting person easily fooled as if they are waiting to be attacked The woman was a sitting duck when she sat on the bench with… … Idioms and examples
sitting duck — a helpless or easy target or victim: a sitting duck for shady financial schemes. [1940 45] * * * … Universalium
Sitting duck — A sitting duck is something or someone that is easy to criticise or target … Dictionary of English idioms
