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the wrong horse
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a side that is likely to lose or fail
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It's a shame your friend backed the wrong horse on the big project - if only they had chosen the more qualified team.
Unfortunately for the investors, the company clearly backed the wrong horse with that ill-fated acquisition.
By campaigning for the longshot candidate, the advocacy group really backed the wrong horse and wasted resources in the process.
I truly believed our candidate would win this election, but it looks like I bet on the wrong horse.
I should have known better than to back the wrong horse by opposing the popular new policy.