losing battle, a

Also, a losing game. A failing effort or activity. For example, He's fighting a losing battle against putting on weight, or We think his candidacy is a losing game. These expressions, alluding to actual unsuccessful battles or games, have been used figuratively since the early 1600s. Also see lost cause.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
NoÉ	no-E (French, Spanish)	French, Spanish, Portuguese
Nicola	['nikələ]
Sharon	['ʃærən]
Sofija	-	Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Lithuanian, Latvian
Filip	FEE-lip (Dutch), FEE-leep (Polish, Finnish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Polish, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Mac
Barna	-	Hungarian