back the wrong horse
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back the wrong horse
verb backs the wrong horse · backing the wrong horse · backed the wrong horse
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To support something or someone that later turns out to be unsuccessful.
This might mean that I waste vast amounts of time searching for a species only to find that it no longer counted when the new regime is in place. All that effort spent backing the wrong horse.
Similar: pick the wrong horse, choose the wrong horse · Opposite: back the right horse
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verb to support something or someone that later turns out to be unsuccessful
| Português | apostar no cavalo errado |
|---|---|
| Français | miser sur le mauvais cheval |
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