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to back the right horse
01
to support someone who will later bring one profit by achieving success
Idiom
Informal
Exemples
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
IdiomInformalExemples
By campaigning for the longshot candidate, the advocacy group really backed the wrong horse and wasted resources in the process.
