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be on a hiding to nothing Definition


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hiding2
noun
    1. colloq
      A severe beating.
      Thesaurus: beating, drubbing, flogging, hammering, licking, spanking, tanning, thrashing, walloping, whaling (US), whipping.
Idiom: be on a hiding to nothing
    colloq
    To be in a situation in which a favourable outcome is impossible.
Etymology: 19c: from hide2.



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