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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Slang Certain to end happily or successfully: "It is a no-lose situation: The hungry get the food, the donors get a tax deduction” ( Los Angeles Times).
Examples
“True, it was a no-lose situation for Kenny - lose and it's Roy's fault, win or draw and it's Kenny's achievement.”
The Guardian: Why Manchester United made life easy for Kenny Dalglish's Liverpool | Kevin McCarra
“Prior to the legislation, litigants faced a no-lose situation, while defendants stood to lose everything—even for the most outrageous, bizarre and wrongful accusations.”
The Wall Street Journal: A Texas Roundhouse for the Trial Lawyers
“She had the no-lose look, the I'm-definitely-not-losing look," her mother, Oracene Price, told the New York Times.”
The Washington Post: Despite injury, Venus Williams advances in Australian Open
“There is little doubt the HHS decision will be challenged legislatively which would be a no-lose situation for Republicans.”
“As Democrats strained to hold the seat, Republicans enjoyed what is essentially a no-lose situation: National GOP money groups have invested very little in Mr. Turner.”
The Wall Street Journal: Democrats Boost Effort to Hold Seat
“Quitting the Senate was a no-lose move for the presidentially ambitious Bayh, since he can now crawl away from the political wreckage for a couple of years, plausibly alleging that he tried to steer the party in a different direction — and then be perfectly positioned to mount a centrist primary challenge to Obama in 2012, depending on circumstances.”
““This is a move that, according to Lane, was undertaken not because Bayh believed it would improve the welfare of the people of the United States or of the world, but because it was “no-lose” from the selfish point of view of Evan Bayh.””
““Quitting the Senate was a no-lose move for the presidentially ambitious Bayh, since he can now crawl away from the political wreckage for a couple of years, plausibly alleging that he tried to steer the party in a different direction ….””
“This is a move that, according to Lane, was undertaken not because Bayh believed it would improve the welfare of the people of the United States or of the world, but because it was “no-lose” from the selfish point of view of Evan Bayh.”
“Politicians see this as a no-lose proposition - can you name an elected official that got humiliated at a debate or thrown out of office for being "too tough" on crime?”
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