back the wrong horse

US /bæk ðə rɔŋ hɔrs/
UK /bæk ðə rɔŋ hɔrs/
"back the wrong horse" picture
1.

tersalah pilih, menyokong yang salah

to support a person or thing that is not successful or that turns out to be a bad choice

:
I really backed the wrong horse when I invested all my savings in that failing company.
Saya benar-benar tersalah pilih apabila saya melaburkan semua simpanan saya dalam syarikat yang gagal itu.
Many critics felt the director had backed the wrong horse with his experimental film.
Ramai pengkritik merasakan pengarah telah tersalah pilih dengan filem eksperimennya.