Значение "dead loss" в словаре английского

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dead lossnoun [ S ]

uk /ˌded ˈlɒs/ us /ˌded ˈlɑːs/ informal

an activity or process that is not at all effective or successful:

Yesterday's meeting was a dead loss - nothing was decided.

a person who is not successful or useful:

I was a dead loss at languages at school.
John was a dead loss - he just stood there and did nothing.

(Определение dead loss из Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)