- a dead loss
- a complete loss, a write-off (See write it off
The spoiled meat was a dead loss. We couldn't eat any of it.
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a dead loss
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dead loss — noun 1. A complete loss 2. A useless ally or endeavour (figurative) • • • Main Entry: ↑dead * * * dead loss UK US noun [singular] british informal someone or something that is completely useless … Useful english dictionary
dead loss — ► NOUN ▪ an unproductive or useless person or thing … English terms dictionary
dead loss — {n. phr.} A total waste; a complete loss. * /Our investment in Jack s company turned out to be a dead loss./ … Dictionary of American idioms
dead loss — {n. phr.} A total waste; a complete loss. * /Our investment in Jack s company turned out to be a dead loss./ … Dictionary of American idioms
dead loss — Someone or something described as a dead loss is absolutely useless or a complete failure. When it comes to gardening, my brother is a dead loss … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
dead\ loss — n. phr. A total waste; a complete loss. Our investment in Jack s company turned out to be a dead loss … Словарь американских идиом
dead loss — /ded lɒs/ noun a total loss ● The car was written off as a dead loss … Marketing dictionary in english
dead loss — /ded lɒs/ noun a total loss ● The car was written off as a dead loss … Dictionary of banking and finance
dead loss — See a dead loss … English idioms
be a dead loss — 1. if something or someone is a dead loss, they disappoint you because they are of bad quality or because they are not able to do what you want them to do. The meeting was a dead loss. We didn t come to a single decision. He may have been a great … New idioms dictionary
