win+success
41no-win situation — no win situ,ation noun count a situation in which there is no chance of success …
42no-win — adjective denoting a situation in which success or a favourable outcome is impossible …
43ˌno-ˈwin situˌation — noun [C] a situation in which there is no chance of success …
44one can't win — informal said when someone feels that no course of action open to them will bring success or please people …
45literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
46conquer — I. v. a. 1. Vanquish, subdue, overcome, subjugate, defeat, overthrow, overpower, beat, rout, discomfit, checkmate, master, subject, reduce, humble, crush, get the better of, put down, prevail over, get the upper hand of, get the whip hand of,… …
47James, Henry — born April 15, 1843, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Feb. 28, 1916, London, Eng. U.S. British novelist. Born to a distinguished family, the brother of William James, he was privately educated. He traveled frequently to Europe from childhood on; after… …
48cut one's throat — {v. phr.}, {informal} To spoil one s chances; ruin a person. * /He cut his own throat by his carelessness./ * /The younger men in the company were cutting each other s throats in their eagerness to win success./ * /John cut Freddie s throat with… …
49trump card — {n.} Something kept back to be used to win success if nothing else works. * /The coach saved his star pitcher for a trump card./ * /Mary had several ways to get Joan to come to her party. Her trump card was that the football captain would be… …
50cut one's throat — {v. phr.}, {informal} To spoil one s chances; ruin a person. * /He cut his own throat by his carelessness./ * /The younger men in the company were cutting each other s throats in their eagerness to win success./ * /John cut Freddie s throat with… …