heads I win, tails you lose

Phrase

Said to describe a conflict in which someone has a particular advantage from the start.

Japanese Meaning

始めから一方が有利な条件にあって、結果がほぼ決まってしまっている状況を示す表現。 / 最初の段階から勝利がほぼ確定しており、相手がどの選択をしても不利になるという意味の格言。

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

契約交渉の際、彼はどの選択肢でも自分が必ず得をして私が必ず損をするように仕組んでいたので、私は署名を拒否した。

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Said to describe a conflict in which someone has a particular advantage from the start.

I suppose it is just as if he had said to me, "Heads I win, tails you lose." I thought that it was against law; but this man, Lord they call him, quieted me with his reciprocity.

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heads I win

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tails you lose

（ canonical ）

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