"back the wrong horse" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 押错宝（比喻）

Definition

支持或选择了后来被证明是失败或错误的人、团队或想法。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一个非正式习语，多用于形容做出选择、投资或比赛时选错了支持对象。并非真正关于马。比喻选择了失败、错误的一方。

Examples

I backed the wrong horse in the election; my candidate lost.

我在选举中**押错宝**了，我支持的候选人输了。

Sometimes companies back the wrong horse and lose a lot of money.

有时候公司**押错宝**，损失很多钱。

He realized too late that he had backed the wrong horse in the project.

他太晚才意识到自己在项目中**押错宝**了。

If you always back the wrong horse, you'll end up disappointed.

如果你总是**押错宝**，最终只会失望。

Everyone told me I was backing the wrong horse, but I didn’t listen.

大家都劝我不要**押错宝**，可我没听。

It feels terrible to back the wrong horse after believing you made the right choice.

在你相信自己的选择正确后，发现自己**押错宝**了，感觉很糟糕。