(informal) don't make a mistake in judgment;
don't support a losing
cause. A variation of back the
wrong horse.
a coined
phrase meaning do not make a mistake in judgment;
don't support a losing
cause or choose wrongly. This is possibly a variation of back the
wrong horse, meaning to show
(informal) do not make a mistake in judgment;
don't support a losing
cause or choose wrongly. This is possibly a variation of back the
wrong horse, meaning "to show one's support for the
wrong cause, theside that loses, etc."
Example "He backed the
wrong horse in the
election and ended up losing his
job in the
government." This
phrase comes from horse racing wherein if someone "backed the
wrong horse" he wagered
money on a horse that ended up losing. This
phrase dates from the
late 1600s and is widely applied to various situations, such as elections, wherein the outcome of who will
win or succeed is uncertain. Get away from that horse's head because that goes nowhere! iWhy People
Don't Like You (2
Jan. 60)
(informal) do not make a mistake in judgment;
don't support a losing
cause or choose wrongly. This is possibly a variation of back the
wrong horse, meaning "to show one's support for the
wrong cause, theside that loses, etc."
Example "He backed the
wrong horse in the
election and ended up losing his
job in the
government." This
phrase comes from horse racing wherein if someone "backed the
wrong horse" he wagered
money on a horse that ended up losing. This
phrase dates from the
late 1600s and is widely applied to various situations, such as elections, wherein the outcome of who will
win or succeed is uncertain. Get away from that horse's head because that goes nowhere! ?Why People
Don't Like You (2
Jan. 60)