hiding to nothing: meaning & examples

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Meanings:

  • 1.

    United KingdomcommonwealthinformalBritish Englishidiomatic
    • A situation or course of action in which potential gain is negligible or nonexistent while the risk, cost, or potential for loss is substantial; a hopeless or ill‑advised undertaking.

    Examples

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    • Trying to fix the old car without proper tools was hiding to nothing; it kept breaking down every mile.

      Trying to fix the old car without proper tools was a hopeless undertaking with no potential gain.

    • I warned him that investing in that risky scheme was hiding to nothing, but he went ahead anyway.

      I warned him that investing in that risky scheme was a hopeless undertaking with no potential gain.

    • She realized the project was hiding to nothing once the costs exceeded the expected revenue by far.

      She realized the project was a hopeless undertaking with no potential gain once the costs exceeded the expected revenue.

Examples:

  • EN: Mr. Gandhi will find he's on a long hiding to nothing.
    ES: Gandhi entenderá que no sirve de nada.
  • EN: Then you're on a hiding to nothing.
    ES: Llevarás todas las de perder.
  • EN: She's on a hiding to nothing with that one, I can tell you.
    ES: Con esto de que es año de elecciones, ha visto mi foto.
  • EN: You're on a hiding to nothing.
    ES: Lleva las de perder.
    ID: Kau tidak punya apa-apa.
  • EN: I mean, hiding to nothing, there.
    ES: Ahí llevamos las de perder.
  • EN: It's a hiding to nothing.
    ES: Es un escondite a la nada.
  • EN: It felt to me like Australia was on a hiding to nothing going into the Sri Lankan series, but what changed that dynamic was the selection of the next generation.
    ID: Australia bersembunyi saat masuk ke seri Sri Lanka. Namun, yang mengubah dinamika itu, seleksi generasi berikutnya.
  • EN: Our short story suggests that this course of action is a hiding to nothing.
    HI: इस कहानी से हमें यह शिक्षा मिलती है की आलस एक बुरी बला है ।
  • EN: Merkel seems to be on a hiding to nothing.
    TE: అయితే ఎక్కడా ఈ విషయం బయటకు రాకుండా రేవంత్ జాగ్రత్త పడుతున్నట్టు గా కనిపిస్తున్నారు.
  • EN: Director Joel Schumacher is on a bit of hiding to nothing with this film.
    TE: దర్శకుడు మురుగదాస్ ఈ చిత్రానికి సంబంధించిన చిన్న విషయం కూడా లీక్ కాకుండా జాగ్రత్త తీసుకుంటున్నాడు.
  • EN: The parliamentary opposition is on a hiding to nothing.
    TE: పార్లమెంటు సజావుగా సాగకుండా ప్రతిపక్షాలు అడ్డుకుంటున్నాయి.

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