"duck shoot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: duck shoots [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} duck shoot (plural duck shoots)
  1. (slang) Something very easy; a piece of cake. Tags: slang Related terms: like shooting fish in a barrel, sitting duck
    Sense id: en-duck_shoot-en-noun-RBs8UXBL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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