be someone's to lose

Meaning: (idiomatic)To be anticipated to be won by someone.Widely considered the favorite, the electionis his to lose, but an upset is still possible if a scandal emerges.2021March 28, Phil McNulty, “Albania 0-2 England”, inBBC Sport‎[1]:The debate continues around England's goalkeeping position withEverton'sJordan Pickfordout injured but he has beenSouthgate's favoured keeper for some time so it still seems tobe his position to loseif he is fit.; Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seebe,‎someone's,‎to,‎lose.2014, Karen Foley,Hard to Hold(Harlequin Blaze)‎[2], Harlequin,→ISBN,→LCCN,→OCLC, page214:“Eventually,” Maddie continued, “my dad did lose everything, including money thatwasn't his to lose.[…]

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