dead on arrival
idiom
: having died before getting to a hospital, emergency room, etc.
The victim was dead on arrival at the hospital.
—often used figurativelySome are saying that any new tax proposal would be dead on arrival.
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The Mitsubishi driver was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead on arrival.
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Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2024
Editorial Broward sheriff's billion-dollar budget is dead on arrival | Editorial
L. James 2.0 for the Heat?
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2024
House Speaker Mike Johnson warned that a Senate bipartisan border and immigration deal is likely dead on arrival in the House.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
Not surprisingly, the Trump peace plan was dead on arrival.
—Martin Indyk, Foreign Affairs, 15 June 2021
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Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2024
Editorial Broward sheriff's billion-dollar budget is dead on arrival | Editorial
L. James 2.0 for the Heat?
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2024
House Speaker Mike Johnson warned that a Senate bipartisan border and immigration deal is likely dead on arrival in the House.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
Not surprisingly, the Trump peace plan was dead on arrival.
—Martin Indyk, Foreign Affairs, 15 June 2021
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