back the wrong horse (English, verb)
expansion: back the wrong horse (third-person singular simple present backs the wrong horse, present participle backing the wrong horse, simple past and past participle backed the wrong horse)
Senses:
glosses: To support something or someone that later turns out to be unsuccessful.
Forms:
form: backs the wrong horse
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: backing the wrong horse
tags: participle
present
form: backed the wrong horse
tags: participle
past
form: backed the wrong horse
tags: past