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lucky duck (plural lucky ducks) (informal)

someone with astounding good luck.

 

 

 

 

coveted

/ˈkəvədəd/

adjective

adjective: coveted

greatly desired or envied.

"I gave up a coveted job, that of editor-in-chief"

 

 

 

 

Definition of glancing blow

: a blow with less than full force that falls off to one side The falling tile struck him with a glancing blow on the head.

 

 

 

The issuance of a local or state Disaster Declaration allows public officials to exercise emergency powers to preserve life, property, and public health following a disaster as indicated in the Texas Government Code Ch. 418.

 

 

 

Definition of ride out

: to succeed in surviving or getting through (something dangerous or harmful that cannot be stopped or avoided)

The ship/crew rode out the storm.

 

 

 

Definition of cannon fodder

1 : soldiers regarded or treated as expendable in battle.

2 : an expendable or exploitable person, group, or thing

celebrities who have become cannon fodder for the tabloids.

 

 

 

 

golden boy (plural golden boys)

A young man who has become unusually successful at an early age. Bill Gates was the golden boy of the software industry in the early 1980s. A favored youth, held in high esteem by others, and for whom there are high hopes.

 

 

 

red herring

something, especially a clue, that is or is intended to be misleading or distracting.

"the book is fast-paced, exciting, and full of red herrings"

 

 

 

 

west-south·west

/ˌwestˌsouˈwest/

noun: west-south-west; noun: west-southwest

the direction or compass point midway between west and southwest.

 

 

 

What's the meaning of upset stomach?

a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea. synonyms: dyspepsia, indigestion, stomach upset. type of: symptom. (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease.

 

 

 

What does have something cut out for you mean?

idiom. to have something very difficult to do:

She'll really have her work cut out to finish all those reports by the end of the week.

 

 

 

kan·ga·roo court

/ˈˌkaNGɡəˈro͞o ˌkôrt/

noun

an unofficial court held by a group of people in order to try someone regarded, especially without good evidence, as guilty of a crime or misdemeanor.

"they conducted a kangaroo court there and then"