like a sitting duck

like a sitting duck

Totally vulnerable to or unprotected from attack. I wouldn't leave your car parked here overnight. It will be like a sitting duck in this neighborhood, just waiting to be stolen. I felt like a sitting duck walking by myself through the park at night.
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