be (batting) on a losing wicket
be (batting) on a losing wicket
To be in a situation in which one is unlikely or unable to win; to be doing something that is likely or certain to fail. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Teachers who try to keep mobile phones out of their classrooms are on a losing wicket these days. The prime minister, knowing his party has been batting on a losing wicket regarding immigration reform, today announced a major U-turn in his position on the matter.
See also: losing, on, wicket
on a losing wicket
In a situation in which one is unlikely or unable to win; doing something that is likely or certain to fail. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Teachers who try to keep mobile phones out of their classrooms are on a losing wicket these days. The prime minister, knowing his party has been batting on a losing wicket regarding immigration reform, today announced a major U-turn in his position on the matter.
See also: losing, on, wicket
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- become unstuck
- burton
- a piece of piss
- be done like a (dog's) dinner
- stop at
- stop at (something)
- talk (oneself) out of (something)
- fall flat
- take a gamble
- come a-cropper