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hiding to nothing

hiding to nothing

A difficult situation that is unlikely to result in success. Primarily heard in UK. I'm on a hiding to nothing right now trying to persuade my teacher to give me an extra credit assignment.
See also: hide, nothing

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lassiter['læsitə]
Fizza-Arabic
Regula-German (Swiss), Late Roman
Lysimachus-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Meraud-Cornish
Small[smɔ:l]
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