rossz lóra tesz

Hungarian

Etymology

rossz (“wrong”) +‎ ló (“horse”) +‎ -ra (“on”, case suffix) +‎ tesz (“to put”), literally “to put [one's money] on the wrong horse”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrosː ˈloːrɒ ˈtɛs]

Verb

rossz lóra tesz

1. (idiomatic) to back the wrong horse, pick the wrong horse (to wrongly expect the victory or success of something or someone)

Conjugation

• For the verb, see tesz.
• The rest of the phrase remains unchanged.