- dead loss
- dead loss noun1. A complete loss2. A useless ally or endeavour (figurative)• • •Main Entry: ↑dead
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someone or something that is completely uselessThesaurus: people who are considered weak, useless or unreliablesynonym miscellaneous bad thingshyponym people who complain a lot or are difficult to pleasesynonym* * *
n. a venture or situation that produces no profit whatsoever■ informal, chiefly Brit. a person or thing that is completely useless* * *
a person or thing that is not helpful or useful•
He may be a very talented designer, but as a manager he's a dead loss.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.