hiding to nothing

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İngilizce - İngilizce
A situation in which victory has little or no value, but defeat has a huge cost
hiding to nothing

    Heceleme

    hid·ing to noth·ing

    Türkçe nasıl söylenir

    haydîng tı nʌthîng

    Telaffuz

    /ˈhīdəɴɢ tə ˈnəᴛʜəɴɢ/ /ˈhaɪdɪŋ tə ˈnʌθɪŋ/

    Etimoloji

    () 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.