no-win situation meaning

Noun: no-win situation
1. A situation in which a favourable outcome is impossible; you are bound to lose whatever you do
Derived forms: no-win situations
Type of: situation
Encyclopedia: No-win situation
[American idiom]
a situation where there is no correct or satisfactory solution.
• The general was too weak to fight and too proud to surrender. It was a no-win situation.
• The huge dog my father gave us as a gift eats too much. If we get rid of the dog, my father will be insulted. If we keep it, we will go broke buying food for it. This is a classic no-win situation.
[American slang]
a situation where there is no correct or satisfactory solution.
The general was too weak to fight and too proud to surrender. It was a no-win situation.
The huge dog my father gave us as a gift eats too much. If we get rid of the dog, my father will be insulted. If we keep it, we will go broke buying food for it. This is a classic nowin situation.