tener las de perder

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Spanish

Verb

tener las de perder (first-person singular present tengo las de perder, first-person singular preterite tuve las de perder, past participle tenido las de perder)

  1. (idiomatic) to be highly likely to lose; to be an underdog
  2. (idiomatic) be on (to) a loser
    Antonym: tener las de ganar