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n. (lame duck English)
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Lame Ducks is a British television sitcom made by the BBC in 1984 and written by Peter J. Hammond.
The series starred John Duttine as Brian Drake, a man who, when suffering a serious injury after being hit by a truck, can no longer work and decides to head off to live as a hermit. As he goes along, he is joined by various other outcasts, including a woman called Angie (played by Lorraine Chase). The group eventually settle at a derelict railway station.
Later, a private detective called Ansell (played by Brian Murphy), hired by Drake's wife ( Primi Townsend), locates the group, but as an outcast himself, decides to join them.
Usage examples of "lame ducks".
She was a nice person, and so it was like her job to say nice things to other people, and especially to lame ducks like himself who were down at the mouth and in obvious need of cheering up.
In their waning days, they liked to travel, with lots of their friends, to foreign lands where they held summits with other lame ducks.
One of Shillito's worst characteristics was that he looked upon The Bellman as a sort of relief centre and soup kitchen for all the lame ducks he picked up in a social life which yielded an unusual number of lame ducks.
Aidan had told him fondly in London, while waiting impatiently for all the business of selling his commission to be completed so that he could return to his wife, that Eve had a strong tendency to reach out to all sorts of lame ducks, most of whom ended up in her employment.
I have no authority over the Pentagon, no credibility in Congress - they've both decided that I'm the lamest of lame ducks, and can safely be ignored.
In the beginning Maggie had not accepted me with enthusiasm as Justin's impulsively acquired bride, but lame ducks had always been her specialty, and when she decided that I was one she had given me her ready friendship-even guardianship-providing I took a willing third place to Marc and Justin.