rossz lóra tesz

Hungarian

Etymology

rossz (“wrong”) +‎ ló (“horse”) +‎ -ra (“on”, case suffix) +‎ tesz (“to put”), literally: to put [one's money] on the wrong horse

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ ˈrosː ˈloːrɒ ˈtɛs]

Verb

rossz lóra tesz

  1. (idiomatic) to back the wrong horse, pick the wrong horse (to wrongly expect the victory or success of something or someone)

Conjugation
  • For the verb, see tesz.
  • The adjective rossz and the inflected noun lóra remain unchanged.
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