bet on the wrong horse

Idioms  

1. see back the wrong horse.

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Example Sentences

The company has bet on the wrong horse before, like hair extensions and supplements.

From The Wall Street Journal

The outcomes can be painful for companies or consumers who bet on the wrong horse.

From New York Times

The problem is partially that the EU Commission bet on the wrong horse - and didn’t get enough doses of the early success vaccines like Pfizer-BioNTech.

From Washington Times

The problem is partially that the EU Commission bet on the wrong horse — and didn’t get enough doses of the early success vaccines like Pfizer-BioNTech.

From Seattle Times

Netanyahu has built a myth around his family's contributions to the success of the Zionist enterprise, but Pfeffer writes that "Benzion was just as peripheral a figure as Nathan, a failed politician who never once failed to bet on the wrong horse. Bibi is the exact opposite — a politician with near flawless timing."

From Los Angeles Times