Meaning of have nothing to lose | Babel Free

Definitions

To be in a situation that could improve by doing something and that will not be any worse if it fails.

Examples

“When ya ain't got nothin', you got nothin' to lose”

“When there’s nothing to lose and nothing to prove, I’ll be dancing with myself; oh, oh, o-oh.”

“He is noted for coming up with his 'wager', in which he argued that he was prepared to believe in God on the grounds that he had nothing to lose if he was wrong, and everything to gain should he be right.”

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