be on a hiding to nothing

slang To be likely to fail; to be in a futile situation. Primarily heard in UK. You're on a hiding to nothing if you think you're going to get a raise out of the boss.

be on a hiding to nothing

(British informal)

to be in a situation where it is impossible to succeed We were on a hiding to nothing trying to get more money out of the government.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Isaija	-	Serbian, Macedonian
Heribert	HE-ree-bert	German
Matey	-	Bulgarian
Yahveh	-	Theology
Chrysanthi	-	Greek
Styliani	-	Greek