noun
[ usually sing. ] ( BrE , informal ) a person or thing that is not helpful or useful :
He may be a very talented designer, but as a manager he's a dead loss.
noun
[ usually sing. ] ( BrE , informal ) a person or thing that is not helpful or useful :
He may be a very talented designer, but as a manager he's a dead loss.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005