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deckchair
/ ˈɛˌʃɛə /
noun
a folding chair for use out of doors, consisting of a wooden frame suspending a length of canvas
humorousengaged in futile or ineffectual actions
Example Sentences
Wrap up warm and try not to crane your neck - perhaps sit back in a deckchair and make sure you take regular breaks.
The Qatar 2022 Brazil side were solid - goalkeeper Alisson could have taken a deckchair out for most of the games - with flashes of brilliance.
The "Great British Spraycation" street art included seagulls dive-bombing for chips, children playing with sand and in boats, as well as a rat leaning back in a deckchair while enjoying a cocktail.
They have just folded like a cheap deckchair.
"Is he going to fold like a deckchair as previous, mostly Conservative prime ministers, have?" he asked.
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