Bet on the Wrong Horse, Bet on the Wrong Card
Question: Invested a sum of money in a completely failed investment or trusted a person who turned out to be a failure in his actions.
(Modern Hebrew)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
הִמֵּר עַל הַסּוּס הַלֹּא נָכוֹן, הִמֵּר עַל הַקְּלָף הַלֹּא נָכוֹן
Definition (Hebrew)
בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: הִשְׁקִיעַ סְכוּם כֶּסֶף בְּהַשְׁקָעָה כַּלְכָּלִית שֶׁנִּכְשְׁלָה אוֹ הֶאֱמִין בְּאָדָם שֶׁהִתְבָּרֵר כְּכִשָּׁלוֹן בַּעֲשִׂיָּתוֹ.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)