'This bird phrase came from 18th c. Britain, where it described a businessman who became bankrupt &, thus, powerless'
lame duck
POLITICAL LINGO ORIGINS: This bird phrase came from 18th c. Britain, where it described a businessman who became bankrupt &, thus, powerless
This bird phrase came from 18th c. Britain, where it described a businessman who became bankrupt &, thus, powerless
This bird phrase came from 18th c. Britain, where it described a businessman who became bankrupt &, thus, powerless
POLITICAL LINGO ORIGINS
lame duck
POLITICAL LINGO ORIGINS