"like a dying duck in a thunderstorm" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} like a dying duck in a thunderstorm, {{en-PP}} like a dying duck in a thunderstorm
  1. (simile, rare) Looking hopelessly sad and dejected. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-like_a_dying_duck_in_a_thunderstorm-en-prep_phrase-SdaKC9lo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes

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