to back the right horse
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to support someone who will later bring one profit by achieving success
Idiom
Informal
例子
By investing in renewable technology early, that company really backed the right horse for future growth.
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
IdiomInformal例子
It seems the startup I invested in backed the wrong horse, as they were unable to gain traction in the market.
By campaigning for the longshot candidate, the advocacy group really backed the wrong horse and wasted resources in the process.
