lose-lose
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˌluːzˈluːz/us/ˌluːzˈluːz/A lose-losesituationorresultis one that isbadfor everyone who isinvolved:
对各方都不好的He said that goingaheadwith thestrikewould be a lose-losesituationfor allconcerned.他说如果罢工举行的话,对各方来说都无益处。
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win-win
Expressions used to describe situations
- all things being equalidiom
- around Robin Hood's barnidiom
- asynchronous
- be insomeone'sshoesidiom
- be in the same boatidiom
- dead
- funny
- have the wind atyourbackidiom
- if it's not one thing, it's anotheridiom
- in the wrong place at the wrong timeidiom
- it's a funny old worldidiom
- it's a small worldidiom
- skin
- thing
- what's cooking?idiom
- what's done is doneidiom
- what's onidiom
- win
- witches' brew
- you can't win 'em allidiom
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