On A Losing Wicket Meaning

On A Losing Wicket is an idiom. The meaning of this idiom is (idiomatic) in a no-win situation.. Explore more Idiom Meanings.

On A Losing Wicket

(idiomatic) in a no-win situation.

Example : 1995, William Conrad Gibbons, The US government and the Vietnam war, V.4, page 292  Recognize that we are on a losing wicket in Vietnam.2007 September 3, Helen Pidd, “Pitt happy, but Ridley Scott grumbles”[1], The Guardian:  I'm sure we're on a losing wicket but we're fighting technology.2008 June 14, Vicki Woods, “They say milestones, but mean tombstones”[2], The Daily Telegraph:  Our part-time Defence Secretary is also on a losing wicket over grim milestones.

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