- dead\ loss
- n. phr.A total waste; a complete loss.
Our investment in Jack's company turned out to be a dead loss.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
dead\ loss
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