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Jimmy Hung
2021-12-13 08:12
Be (batting) on a losing wicket phrase
To be in a situation in which one is unlikely to win; to be doing something that is certain to fail
Our business will be on the losing wicket because we have lost £2.8 million.
Grandparents who try to keep traditional customs are batting on a losing wicket because young people today think these customs are out of date.
The expression is used at the beginning of a competition to say that you hope the most fastest, strongest, or most skilled succeed person
wins.
I will win no matter what happens.
To win only by a smaill amount; to win narrowly
1. To become shabby or worn along the edges when talking about fabric or threads
2. To become weaker or less effective, or start to fail
1. To fail completely
2. To become separated from something that was stuck to
The verb "be" should be conjugated according to its tense
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