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bet on the wrong horse



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Idioms and Phrases

see back the wrong horse .
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The outcomes can be painful for companies or consumers who bet on the wrong horse.

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The problem is partially that the EU Commission bet on the wrong horse - and didn’t get enough doses of the early success vaccines like Pfizer-BioNTech.

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The problem is partially that the EU Commission bet on the wrong horse — and didn’t get enough doses of the early success vaccines like Pfizer-BioNTech.

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Dr. Hill conceded during her testimony that Ukraine had “bet on the wrong horse” during the 2016 election, seeking to curry favor with Hillary Clinton in the belief she would win.

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Hill conceded during her testimony that Ukraine had “bet on the wrong horse” during the 2016 election, seeking to curry favor with Hillary Clinton in the belief that she would win.

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