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play a losing game

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play a losing game

To try persistently and with great effort to do or achieve something that is ultimately doomed to fail. You're playing a losing game if you think you can convince Sarah to go to college. It looks like I'm playing a losing game trying to get a raise from my boss.

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play a losing game

see under losing battle.

See also: game, losing, play