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A situation in which victory has little or no value, but defeat has a huge cost.
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hiding to nothing — If people are on a hiding to nothing, their schemes and plans have no chance of succeeding. Hiding to nowhere is an alternative … The small dictionary of idiomes
hiding to nothing — If people are on a hiding to nothing, their schemes and plans have no chance of succeeding. Hiding to nowhere is an alternative. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
hiding to nothing, on a — Doomed to failure … A concise dictionary of English slang
on a hiding to nothing — (informal) In a situation in which one is bound to lose, in spite of all one s efforts • • • Main Entry: ↑hide * * * on a hiding to nothing british phrase in a situation where you will not gain very much if you succeed, but will lose a lot if you … Useful english dictionary
be on a hiding to nothing — ► be on a hiding to nothing Brit. be unlikely to succeed. Main Entry: ↑hiding … English terms dictionary
be on a hiding to nothing — British, informal to be in a situation where it is impossible to succeed. We were on a hiding to nothing trying to get more money out of the government … New idioms dictionary
on a hiding to nothing — British in a situation where you will not gain very much if you succeed, but will lose a lot if you fail As overwhelming favourites, Manchester United are on a hiding to nothing … English dictionary
hiding — Ⅰ. hiding [1] ► NOUN 1) a physical beating. 2) informal a severe defeat. ● be on a hiding to nothing Cf. ↑be on a hiding to nothing ORIGIN from HIDE … English terms dictionary
be on a hiding to nothing — Brit. be unlikely to succeed. → hiding … English new terms dictionary
hiding — [[t]ha͟ɪdɪŋ[/t]] hidings 1) N UNCOUNT: prep N If someone is in hiding, they have secretly gone somewhere where they cannot be seen or found. Gray is thought to be in hiding near the France/Italy border... Hundreds of people are said to have gone… … English dictionary
