Today’s “Word of the Day” is “sitting duck“ and it is a noun meaning “a person/thing that is so easy to attack or criticize; easy target, easy prey, fair game, everyone’s fool”.
Example Sentence: Dominic Thiem injured his Achilles in the U.S open semi-final clash with Daniil Medvedev. During the final clash against Alexander Zverev, Thiem’s early mobility was slowed by a pre-existing achilles problem although he was hardly (not) a sitting duck.
This word is present in The Guardian article Dominic Thiem wins US Open final on tiebreak against Alexander Zverev after five-set thriller and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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