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bet on the wrong horse
to misjudge a coming event, to misread the future
I think that my uncle bet on the wrong horse by investing all of his money in the new stock.

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  • bet one's bottom dollar
  • better off
  • better part of (something)
  • between a rock and a hard place
  • between the devil and the deep blue sea
  • betwixt and between
  • beyond a shadow of a doubt
  • beyond measure
  • beyond one's depth
  • beyond one's means
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  • at length
  • trip up
  • on time
  • have a frog in one's throat
  • days running
  • sit tight
  • for sale
  • ill-gotten gains
  • full of beans
  • have one for the road


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