no-win situation
A situation certain to end in failure or disappointment, as in If the in-laws visit them or they visit the in-laws, either way they see it as a no-win situation. [c. 1960]
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Words nearby no-win situation
no-strings, no-sweat, no-tillage, no-trump, no-win, no-win situation, no., no. 1, no1, noaa, noachian
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