The phrase "sure loser" refers to someone or something that is guaranteed to fail or lose in a particular situation.
Sentences with «sure loser»
«The only sure loser is the «fast follower.» (inc.com)
The system provides approximately proportional representation, enables votes to be cast for individual candidates rather than for parties, and — compared to first - past - the - post voting — reduces «wasted» votes (votes on sure losers or sure winners) by transferring them to other candidates. (en.wikipedia.org)
But ABC's Kimmel — Letterman's heir as the laid - back ironist of late - night — has weighed in with some surprisingly strong political bits, most notably a parody of The Producers last February in which Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick are gobsmacked when their «sure loser» candidate Trump turns into the front runner. (fortune.com)