a dead dog

a dead dog
разг.-фам.
ненужная, бесполезная вещь; человек, от которого нет никакой пользы [этим. библ. I Samuel XXIV, 14]

You're no more use than a dead dog. We'll just have to go along the reef till we find the opening. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Trembling of a Leaf’, ‘Red’) — От тебя пользы не больше, чем от дохлого пса. Надо идти вдоль рифа, пока не найдем прохода.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • dead dog — expression of contempt for someone; as good as dead …   English contemporary dictionary

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