(idiomatic, British, informal) A situation in which victory has little or no value, but defeat has a huge cost.
(idiomatic, British, informal) A situation in which victory has little or no value, but defeat has a huge cost.
It would have been madness to encourage them to back the mare : in fact I was on a hiding to nothing whatever happened.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(law, slang) To withhold evidence in a trial that may hurt one's case.
(idiomatic, by extension) To hide from public view or sequester oneself, especially when authorities, members of the news media, or others are looking for one.
(idiomatic, US) To repeatedly fail in one's gambles or efforts.
(slang, idiomatic) To hide or disappear due to feelings of extreme embarrassment, shame, or helplessness; to withdraw from reality.
(now, chiefly, dialectal) A hiding-place; a sheltered spot.