no-win situation

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no-win situation - a situation in which a favorable outcome is impossible; you are bound to lose whatever you do

situation - a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple"

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no-win situation

n → verzwickte Situation (in der man so oder so nicht gewinnen kann); it’s a no-win situation → wie mans macht ists falsch

no-win situation [ˌnəʊwɪnsɪtjʊˈeɪʃ/ən] n to be in a no-win situation → aver perso in partenza

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