dead loss

dead loss
dead loss noun
1. A complete loss
2. A useless ally or endeavour (figurative)
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Main Entry: ↑dead

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dead loss UK US noun [singular] british informal
someone or something that is completely useless
Thesaurus: people who are considered weak, useless or unreliablesynonym miscellaneous bad thingshyponym people who complain a lot or are difficult to pleasesynonym

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n. a venture or situation that produces no profit whatsoever
■ informal, chiefly Brit. a person or thing that is completely useless

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ˌdead ˈloss [dead loss] noun usually singular (BrE, informal)
a person or thing that is not helpful or useful

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He may be a very talented designer, but as a manager he's a dead loss.


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