dead weight
noun/ˌded ˈweɪt/
/ˌded ˈweɪt/
[usually singular]- a thing that is very heavy and difficult to lift or move
- The sleeping child was a dead weight in her arms.
- With difficulty she managed to pull his dead weight onto the bed.
- a person or thing that makes it difficult for something to succeed or changeTopics Difficulty and failurec2
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