It isn't "sitting duck" but lame duck. A lame duck is a person in office whose term of office is nearly finished.
Ducks typically lay about one egg per day until they have a clutch size of 8-12 eggs. Once they have reached this clutch size, the duck will start sitting on the eggs to incubate them.
Ducks usually incubate their eggs for about 28 days
its trying to commit suicide or is depressed about the loss of its brain. )-:
It's generally best to avoid touching duck eggs, as the oils and bacteria on your hands can potentially harm the developing embryos. It's important to practice caution and gentle handling if necessary.
It means that the duck ate one too many turnips. Turnips causes serious hair loss. Signs of infection from the duck can include soft and purple stools, excreeting mucus from the flaps of skin between it's feet, and skin discoloration. Personally, I would have brought the duck to the vet when I see a feather. It must be a bad skin disorder for one peice of fur to fall off.
lame duck
The period between election day (November 4th) and the inauguration of the next president (January 21st). The sitting-president is considered a "lame duck" since the president-elect will be strolling into the oval office within a couple of months.
a Lame Duck. or A still-in-office-president.
Duck for President was created in 2004.
Duck for President has 40 pages.
yes I do believe so, my duck is sitting on her eggs and my hubby moved them and is still sitting on them
Daffy Duck for President was created in 1997.
The ISBN of Duck for President is 0-689-86377-2.
In this case, the lame duck vice-president would become president.
Markham - 1959 The Sitting Duck 1-44 was released on: USA: 5 May 1960
Sitting Duck, since she was so easily killed after the battle
The meaning of this idiom is "an easy target".