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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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be on the losing end

I'm looking for the idiom. Is it an idiom to be on losing end? Is will mandatory?

I'm always on the losing end. I lose by a few points. There is no way I [will]ever win
  

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Anonymous Is it an idiom to be on losing end? Yes. Anonymous Is will mandatory?

  • Anonymous Is it an idiom to be on losing end?
  • Yes.
  • Anonymous Is will mandatory?
  • No.
  • If you use simple present tense, you're describing habitual behavior.
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AnonymousIs it an idiom to be on losing end?
Yes.
Anonymous Is will mandatory?
No.

If you use simple present tense, you're describing habitual behavior. (This always happens to me.)

If you use some form of future tense, you're making a prediction. (This will always happen to me.)
Future tense in Engli

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