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bet on the wrong horse
What does bet on the wrong horse mean? | to misjudge a coming event, to misread the future | I think that he bet on the wrong horse by investing all of his money into the new stock.
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bet on the wrong horse
What does bet on the wrong horse mean? | to misread the future, to not choose the winning person or solution | He is betting on the wrong horse if he supports the other city in their bid for the Olympic games.
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bet on the wrong horse
What does bet on the wrong horse mean? | to base one`s plans on a wrong guess about the results of something | The businessman is betting on the wrong horse if he continues to support the other candidate for mayor.
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bet on the wrong horse
What does bet on the wrong horse mean? | to misread the future, to not choose the winning person or solution |
The man is betting on the wrong horse if he supports the other city in their bid for the Olympic games.
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bet on the wrong horse
What does bet on the wrong horse mean? | to misread the future, to not choose the winning person or solution |
The man is betting on the wrong horse if he supports the other city in their bid for the Olympic games.
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bet on the wrong horse
What does bet on the wrong horse mean? | to misjudge a coming event, to misread the future |
I think that my uncle bet on the wrong horse by investing all of his money in the new stock.
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bet on the wrong horse
What does bet on the wrong horse mean? | to base one`s plans on a wrong guess about the results of something |
We are betting on the wrong horse if we continue to support the other candidate for mayor.
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run into (trouble/problems)
What does "run into (trouble/problems)" mean? | to be affected by something, to get into trouble | I ran into trouble when I tried to cross the border with no visa.
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Keep your options open
What does "Keep your options open" mean? | If someone's keeping their options open, they aren't going to restrict themselves or rule out any possible course of action. |
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bite one's nails
What does "bite one's nails" mean? | to be nervous or anxious about something | The children were biting their nails as they waited for the results of the test.
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for all I care
What does "for all I care" mean? | I do not care if something happens | "For all I care, you can spend all of your money today."
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French kiss
What does "French kiss" mean? | kiss using the tongue |
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a show of hands
What does "a show of hands" mean? | a display of raised hands in a group to vote on something | The teacher asked for a show of hands to see who wanted to do a presentation.
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hog
What does "hog" mean? | motorcyle |
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float (someone) a loan
What does "float (someone) a loan" mean? | to loan someone money |
I asked the bank to float me a loan so that I could buy a new car.
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