no-win situation

Any situation that is certain to end in failure or in which any favourable outcome is impossible.

Japanese Meaning

どんなに工夫しても成功が見込めず、必ず失敗に終わる状況 / どの選択肢を取っても望ましい結果が得られない、失敗を避けられない状況

Faced with budget cuts and rising costs, the committee realized the proposal was a no-win situation.

予算削減とコスト増に直面し、委員会はその提案が勝ち目のない状況であることに気づいた。

Sense（1）

Any situation that is certain to end in failure or in which any favourable outcome is impossible.

no-win situations

（ plural ）