to back the right horse
01
to support someone who will later bring one profit by achieving success
Idiom
Informal
أمثلة
It seems like the new candidate has the best chance of winning, so I'm going to back the right horse and vote for her.
to back the wrong horse
01
to support someone who has very little or no chance of success
IdiomInformalأمثلة
Unfortunately for the investors, the company clearly backed the wrong horse with that ill-fated acquisition.
