Fracaso - Perdido en el juego

Domina los modismos en inglés que se relacionan con estar perdido en el juego, como "huevo podrido" y "no hay dado".

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lame duck [Sustantivo]

fracaso

Ex: The struggling company was in danger of going bankrupt , but with the help of a new investor , it managed to avoid becoming a lame duck and turned its fortunes around .

La empresa en apuros corría el riesgo de quebrar, pero con la ayuda de un nuevo inversor, logró evitar convertirse en un pato cojo y dio un giro a su suerte.

rotten egg [Sustantivo]

huevo podrido

Ex: He 's such a rotten egg , he ca n't even make toast without burning it .

Es un huevo podrido, ni siquiera puede hacer tostadas sin quemarlas.

blind alley [Sustantivo]

callejón sin salida

Ex: The team 's tactics were a blind alley , with no way to score or win the game .

Las tácticas del equipo eran un callejón sin salida, sin forma de marcar o ganar el juego.

dead loss [Sustantivo]

pérdida total

Ex: The athlete was a dead loss , with no hope of improving their performance or winning any competitions .

El atleta era una pérdida total, sin esperanza de mejorar su rendimiento o ganar competiciones.

a losing battle [Frase]

luchar una batalla perdida

Ex: The company was fighting a losing battle against their competitors , with declining sales and market share .

to [be] done for [Frase]

estar perdido

Ex: The athlete 's career was done for after a serious injury that left them unable to compete .

{one's} cake [is] dough [Frase]

used when one's actions failed to achieve any success or make any progress

Ex: After investing all his money in the stock market, he found out that the company had gone bankrupt and his cake was dough.

to [hit|reach] rock bottom [Frase]

to reach the lowest possible point in a particular situation, often in terms of emotional or financial well-being

Ex: The company 's profits had been declining for years , but after the latest financial crisis , they hit rock bottom .

to {not} [have] a (single|) prayer [Frase]

to have no chance of achieving success

Ex: After the devastating earthquake , many people were trapped under the rubble and did n't have a prayer of being rescued .

the end of the (line|road) [Frase]

the point at which making further progress becomes nearly impossible

Ex: The company 's financial troubles had been mounting for years , but when they lost their biggest client , they knew it was the end of the road .

no dice [interjección]

no hay manera

Ex: We proposed a big budget for the event but the client said no dice since costs had to be tightly controlled .

Propuse un gran presupuesto para el evento pero el cliente dijo ni hablar ya que los costos tenían que estar estrictamente controlados.

to [go] down the [tube] [Frase]

frecasar

Ex: After investing all their savings in the stock market, they watched as their portfolio went down the tube.

to [go] down like a lead balloon (across Wales|) [Frase]

caer fatal

Ex: After telling a joke that fell flat, I knew it had gone down like a lead balloon.

Fracaso
Resultando en fracaso	Experimentar el fracaso	Perdido en el juego	Despilfarro
Infructuosidad	Deterioration	Difamación & Impopularidad	Defeat
Juego Terminado	Perder o Ganar	Errores y Mal Rendimiento