one of His Majesty's bad bargains

obsolete A useless or inept soldier, often one who shirks their duty. Primarily heard in UK. Oh, he's one of His Majesty's bad bargains. I'm surprised he managed to fire his weapon without injuring himself!

See also: bad, bargain, of, one

See also:

drive (one) out of office
force (one) out of office
force out of office
as one door closes, another (one) opens
as one door closes, another one opens
as one door closes, another opens
give (one) (one's) head
give somebody their head
give someone his/her head, to

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