something is "his to lose." ... "hers to lose." ... "theirs to lose."
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Things aren't looking too good for Hillary Clinton. She lost to Barack Obama in Wisconsin and Hawaii by large margins while his popularity nationwide continues to surge. Many political experts are now saying that the nomination is "his to lose." John McCain, who won in Wisconsin and Hawaii, is the likely nominee for the Republicans.
(one's) to lose = a person will lose if he or she makes a lot of really dumb mistakes. Examples: It's his to lose. It's hers to lose. It's theirs to lose.
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2.1. Re: The job is yours to lose.
Quote:Originally Posted by johamWhat does the sentence 'The job is yours to lose'? If the job is yours, then why 'to lose'? Thank you very much.
If Manchester United play a game against a team very much weaker than themselves, you can say that MU have the game to lose. In other words, the result is a foregone conclusion. The only thing that can go wrong is if they play so badly that they lose the game.
There are 2 candidates for a job. 'X' already works for the company. 'Y' is an external candidate. They will be interviewed by X's boss, who has already indicated to him that he will get the job. All he has to do is to pass the interview. The job is his to lose.
2.2. Re: The job is yours to lose.
"The job is yours to lose" = You have the job providing you don't mess up, in which case you lose it.
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