a mug's game

(British informal)

an activity that will not make you happy or successful

Usage notes: A mug is a person who is easily deceived.

Working for a big company is a mug's game - if you want to make money you need to start your own business.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Haytham	-	Arabic
Tiberiu	-	Romanian
Herbie	HUR-bee	English
Thomson	['tɔmsn]
Peter	PEE-tər (English), PE-ter (German, Slovak), PAY-tər (Dutch)	English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Slovene, Slovak, Biblical
Branislav	-	Serbian, Slovak, Czech, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian