Usually means: Situation with inevitable negative outcomes.
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▸ noun:  a situation in which a favorable outcome is impossible; you are bound to lose whatever you do

Similar:
Kobayashi Maru, worst-case scenario, checkmate, stalemate, loser, dead-end, dead end, no joy, no-hoper, Vietnam, more...

Opposite:
win-win situation, favorable outcome, mutually beneficial

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Similar:
Kobayashi Maru, worst-case scenario, checkmate, stalemate, loser, dead-end, dead end, no joy, no-hoper, Vietnam, more...

Opposite:
win-win situation, favorable outcome, mutually beneficial



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