bet on the wrong horse

by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[bet on the wrong horse] {v. phr.}, {informal} To base your plans on a wrong guess about the result of something; misread the future; misjudge a coming event.

* /To count on the small family farm as an important thing in the American future now looks like betting on the wrong horse./

* /He expected Bush to be elected President in 1992 but as it happened, he bet on the wrong horse./

Tags:


	{informal} ¹⁴⁰¹ {v. phr.} ²¹⁸³

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

To upper section: B


	↑ Grab this Headline Animator Subscribe to Learn American Idioms day-by-day by Email

	See also »
	back the wrong horse [back the wrong horse] {v. phr.} To support a loser. * /In voting for George ... A Dictionary of American Idioms wrong [wrong] See: BARK UP THE WRONG TREE, BET ON THE WRONG HORSE, GET OFF ON ... A Dictionary of American Idioms cart before the horse (to put) [cart before the horse (to put)] {n. phr.}, {informal} Things in wrong order; something backwards ... A Dictionary of American Idioms horse [horse] See: BET ON THE WRONG HORSE, CART BEFORE THE HORSE, CHANGE HORSES IN THE ... A Dictionary of American Idioms bark up the wrong tree [bark up the wrong tree] {v. phr.}, {informal} To choose the wrong person to deal ... A Dictionary of American Idioms in the wrong [in the wrong] {adj. phr.} With moral or legal right or truth against you; against ... A Dictionary of American Idioms rub the wrong way [rub the wrong way] {v. phr.}, {informal} To make (someone) a little angry; do something ... A Dictionary of American Idioms

	Latest news »
	Warm Wishes! Sky-net-eye.com Team Wishes You all the Best in 2009! RSS-feeds We have added RSS functionality to the site. At present you can subscribe to any of the following RSS feeds: search (keywords), ...