back the wrong horse

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back the wrong horse
to support someone or something that is not successful

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English

back the wrong horse
to support a person or thing that fails.
It was only after we'd invested all the money that we discovered we'd been backing the wrong horse.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary

back the wrong horse
make the wrong choice, support the wrong thing (from horse racing); to support someone or something that cannot or does not win or succeed
The students backed the wrong horse in the election for school president and were very surprised at the winner.

We backed the wrong horse when we supported the new candidate for mayor.

We backed the wrong horse in the election and our candidate lost badly.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary

back the wrong horse
v. phr. To support a loser.
In voting for George Bush, voters in 1992 were backing the wrong horse.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary


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