hiding to nothing

الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية

تعريف hiding to nothing في الإنجليزية الإنجليزية القاموس.

A situation in which victory has little or no value, but defeat has a huge cost

الواصلة

hid·ing to noth·ing

التركية النطق

haydîng tı nʌthîng

النطق

/ˈhīdəɴɢ tə ˈnəᴛʜəɴɢ/ /ˈhaɪdɪŋ tə ˈnʌθɪŋ/

علم أصول الكلمات

() From horse racing, hiding (“beating”); to (“as used to express gambling odds”), ie, 6 to 1. Literally, the phrase can be described as to bet on a contest whose outcome is at worst a beating, or at best nothing. A heavily favored team in a sporting contest earns no credit for victory, but is shamed by defeat; this team is said to be on a hiding to nothing.