"хромая утка"(as in "it's not uncommon for US politicians to be labeled a "lame duck"; ярлык политика, потерявшего доверие своих избирателей Val_Ships)
"хромая утка"(ярлык уходящего президента; after the election of his successor: as a lame duck, the president had nothing to lose by approving the dealVal_Ships)