英语词汇“be on a hiding to nothing”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

be on a hiding to nothing

British Be unlikely to succeed, or be unlikely to gain much advantage if one does: politically we are on a hiding to nothing in the long run...

He's on a hiding to nothing because he's not Scottish and he's certainly taking a hell of a lot of flak for us players.
We looked on a hiding to nothing here, considering our away record and the fact that City had signed a new player.
I'll be a young granny, but if my kids have kids in their 20s and think I'm going to look after them full-time, they're on a hiding to nothing.

Originally used in racing, of a horse expected to win easily but to gain no credit for doing so

See parent entry: hiding

单词	be on a hiding to nothing
释义	be on a hiding to nothing British Be unlikely to succeed, or be unlikely to gain much advantage if one does: politically we are on a hiding to nothing in the long run... He's on a hiding to nothing because he's not Scottish and he's certainly taking a hell of a lot of flak for us players. We looked on a hiding to nothing here, considering our away record and the fact that City had signed a new player. I'll be a young granny, but if my kids have kids in their 20s and think I'm going to look after them full-time, they're on a hiding to nothing. Originally used in racing, of a horse expected to win easily but to gain no credit for doing so See parent entry: hiding
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