יָדוֹ עַל הַתַּחְתּוֹנָה, יָצָא וְיָדוֹ עַל הַתַּחְתּוֹנָה

ביטוי (אנגלית)

At a disadvantage; he comes out at a disadvantage/ to be the loser/ to be at a disadvantage

הגדרה (אנגלית)

He is the loser. His position is inferior or worse than his friend's.

("The hired workers who backed out are at a disadvantage. If the owner of the house backs out, he is at a disadvantage. Whoever changes his mind is at a disadvantage, and whoever backs out is at a disadvantage" - Bava Metzia 6b, and likewise: "Who knows whether these people are not at a disadvantage?... Do you understand how far things can go?..." - Shalom Aleichem / Fifty-Five Thousand, Mad)