B2🐺 Animals
Fare l'anatra zoppa
To be ineffective, especially at the end of a term of power
Literal Translation
"To act like a lame duck"
What it means
To be ineffective, especially at the end of a term of power
Example in context
"Il primo ministro uscente è ormai un'anatra zoppa."
"The outgoing prime minister is now a lame duck."
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