no-win situation

1. 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]

Example Sentences

The end result: Renters get caught in something of a no-win situation.

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But in a sense, Fincher was saddled with a no-win situation.

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When I brought up the Central Park Zoo, and he said, “They were definitely in a no-win situation,” he might have been speaking about zoos in general.

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He’s voting for Trump, after supporting President Biden four years ago and Trump in 2016, but calls this year’s election “a no-win situation.”

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With Harris as the Democratic nominee, however, Trump is caught in a no-win situation.

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