on a scratched horse

See: PUT ONE'S MONEY ON A SCRATCHED HORSE.

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put one's money on a scratched horse

[put one's money on a scratched horse] {v. phr.}, {informal} To bet on a certain failure; to gamble without a chance of winning. * /You bet on the New York […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

horse

[horse] See: [BET ON THE WRONG HORSE], [CART BEFORE THE HORSE], [CHANGE HORSES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREAM] or [CHANGE HORSES IN MIDSTREAM], [EAT LIKE A HORSE], [HOLD ONE'S […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

money

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cart before the horse (to put)

[cart before the horse] (to put) {n. phr.}, {informal} Things in wrong order; something backwards or mixed up. - An overused expression. Usually used with "put" but sometimes with "get" […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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